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The big, big world is run by people who play different roles according to social classes. In the smaller ant world, social classes may well exist too. As in popular belief, ants are hard-working.

Temnothorax americanus is a slavemaking ant found in northeastern America. These tiny social insects neither rear their offspring nor search for food themselves. Instead, they raid nests of another ...

Attine ants grow fungus as food. Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria produce metabolites that protect the crop pathogens. However, these metabolites lack common structural features across ...

It's a common sight—ants marching in an orderly line over and around obstacles from their nest to a food source, guided by ...

Invasive fire ants have been detected the furthest west than ever before putting the region on red alert. Here’s why these ants are dangerous, and what to do if you find some. The alert comes as more ...

Temnothorax americanus is a slavemaking ant found in northeastern America. In a new study, biologists examined the special relationship between the parasites and their host and made an exciting ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The alert comes as more than 70 fire ant nests were found at Oakey Army Aviation Centre last month. Most ...