The secrets behind ant colonies’ organization lie in their social structure, communication, and collective intelligence. At ...

Move over big game smuggling, the new prize is small exotic ants for pricey ant farms. Mr. Funk was the managing editor of ...

Explores the intricate lives of ants in a bustling ant colony, likened to a city with a population of half a million. It highlights the social structure of ants, where worker ants perform various ...

And yet, a colony of up to 250,000 ants call it home ... The mound is really the top of an enormous underground structure: the nest. Which is basically a giant nursery: a nice, cozy place to ...

I once discovered an entire colony of sugar ants nesting inside my aquarium filter! The combination of high humidity and an enclosed structure made it an ideal place to build a nest. On the flip ...

In the wild, ants build their homes underground. And they live together in groups called colonies, like we live together in families and cities. NARRATOR:'Inside their colony, the ants are very busy.

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

Alex Mintzer has been counting ant colonies at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument for more than 30 years. It’s a feverish midsummer night in southwestern Arizona, and the air feels electric because ...

ADAM:It's a really beautiful structure. GEORGE ... ADAM:'Studies have shown that ant colonies can increase the variety or diversity of animal life around them.' ADAM:'Nutrients released from ...

Atta sexdens is a leafcutter ant, a group that has a mutualistic relationship with fungi, which they cultivate inside their colonies. The fungi, in turn, provide the ants with nutrients.

I once discovered an entire colony of sugar ants nesting inside my aquarium filter! The combination of high humidity and an enclosed structure made it an ideal place to build a nest. On the flip ...