Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ant carrying a Maculinea butterfly caterpillar. (CREDIT: Vibrant Lab, Torino) If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, ...

Phengaris teleius caterpillar being care for by its host ant, Myrmica scabrinodis. (Daniel Sanchez via SWNS) By Stephen Beech Caterpillars "drum" to communicate with ants, reveals new research. The ...

Research from the University of Warwick has revealed that butterfly caterpillars use sophisticated rhythmic signals to communicate with ants, helping them gain protection, food, and access to ant ...

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny footsteps. The ground carries constant vibration. In that crowded, dark ...

The creepy crawlies use complex rhythmic beats to allow them to "speak the language" of the eight-legged insects and gain their trust, say scientists. An international research team found that ...