Close up of Florida carpenter ants' red face with grey eyes Last year an ant species was caught using antibiotics – now, another has been observed performing amputations. Researchers have just ...

Ants in Florida perform life-saving surgery on their peers, scientists have discovered. They are only the second animal in the world known to do this — along with humans. The researchers found that ...

For many, the sudden arrival of ants in the home is nothing more than a natural occurrence linked to food crumbs, seasonal ...

I’ve always found ants incredibly fascinating — the way they can climb across nearly any surface and in any direction; the ...

The ant mounds on the heath, in the forest and in your garden are oases for life. The heat and nutrients from ant mounds make them the perfect home for unique plant and animal species, according to ...

Ant colonies are one of the wonders of nature: complex, organised… and mysterious. This programme reveals the secret, underground world of the ant colony, in a way that’s never been seen before. At ...

Jacob Lemanski gazes with pride at an enormous ant farm he built. At least it used to be an ant farm – the diminutive tenants all froze to death during a recent winter storm. But an order of worker ...