Ants may also come inside in search of water, particularly when the weather is hot. Some species prefer to build their nests ...

Florida carpenter ants treat injured mates by cleaning wounds or performing amputations. Study suggest the method depends on ...

The highly social nature of ants is a big part of their success - and a key ... that information with its nest mates. Different ant species use different methods of communication, but the ones ...

Southern or red wood ants are the largest of the 51 native ant species in Britain, workers measuring one-third of an inch and the queens almost half an inch. They are inclined to bite and spray acid ...

Sloth bear feeds primarily on insects, especially termites and ants. Their powerful forelimbs ... The sloth bear is one of Sri Lanka’s “Big Five” species, alongside the elephant and leopard ...

Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best to ...

If you want to attract and support hummingbirds during migration, preparation is key — like setting up feeders and nests where they can rest.

The largest skink recorded on the ... or yellow crazy ants, which could be "a problem" for many reptile species. Despite the island being surveyed previously, Professor Chapple believed the ...

Most studies focus on a single species, so we collected ... smallest creatures on Earth, such as ants, termites and aquatic insect larvae, as well as the largest, such as elephants, hippos and ...

Their biggest threat: humans ... One way to think of a species, be it of ape or of ant, is as an answer to a puzzle: how to live on planet Earth. A species’ genome is a sort of manual; when ...