A study at Webster University has revealed that Monsanto's weed killer Roundup can significantly change ant behavior. Researchers began two years ago to study how ants are affected by man-made ...

At first glance, any burrows look just like tiny dirt mounds on the ground. But just beneath these inconspicuous little mounds are complex mazes comprised of narrow passageways that the ants use to ...

Ants are prodigious diggers, constructing elaborate nests with multiple layers connected by an intricate network of tunnels, sometimes reaching depths of 25 feet. Now, a team of scientists from ...

Digging underground provides homes for many insects and animals. Animals like badgers and prairie dogs dig underground homes. Humans dig underground to mine precious metals like gold and silver. But ...

Picture an anthill. What do you see? A small mound of sand and crumbly dirt poking up through the lawn? A tiny hole disappearing into the ground? A few ants scrambling around busily. Not very ...

Nest building in social insects is among the collective processes that show highly conservative features such as basic modules (chambers and galleries) or homeostatic properties. Although ant nests ...

Ants marching on the plastic surface of a trash bag - Cavan-Images/Shutterstock Cornstarch is a popular baking ingredient often used in sauces or stews, but some ...

To understand their strategies for working effectively without clogging traffic jams, researchers studied how fire ants dug tunnels in glass particles that simulated soil. Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia ...

The lowly ant—they patter along the ground, are trodden underfoot, and generally survive on bits of detritus. But they’re an indisputable evolutionary triumph. They thrive in places high and low, ...

Ants are known for being incredibly clever insects, and a new study shines the spotlight on a newly discovered behaviour. The research found ants make changes to the structure of the nests where they ...