Campbell holds a PhD in ecological entomology from the University of Reading and is a lecturer in entomology at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK. Blanchard holds a PhD in evolutionary biology ...

For centuries we have believed that humans were unique in our ability to farm and cultivate our own food. However, it turns out that ants grow their own food too. Have you ever seen a trail of ants ...

What do leafcutter ants and scores of middle-school students have in common? A mouth full of metal-laced teeth. Tiny arthropods such as ants, spiders and scorpions routinely bite, sting or otherwise ...

Ants – with their wise farming practices and efficient navigation techniques – could inspire solutions for some human problems. From The Conversation, by Scott Solomon, Associate Teaching Professor of ...

Leafcutter ants of the American tropics exemplify animals that exhibit super-organism status, advanced social organization and symbiosis. As you walk through the jungle you become aware of these ...

Honey pot ants have a unique means of surviving in the deserts where they live—they store excess food in the bodies of some of their workers. Honey pot workers gather food just like any other ant, ...

Explore how leafcutter ants depend on nitrogen-fixing bacteria for thriving fungus gardens, making them a super-organism in the ecosystem. Hardly a natural history documentary goes by without some ...

From the bright lights of cities that don't sleep—where people hustle and bustle through the night to keep subways, servers, and supply chains alive—to the whisper-dark understory of tropical forests ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits ...