Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this extraordinary YouTube clip, we get to see. A colony of fire ants is dealing very ...

Social insects, which don’t have very large nervous systems, are capable of remarkably sophisticated behavior, such as the direction-giving dance by bees or the lifesaving rafts formed by fire ants.

Carpenter ants are common in Texas all year around. They naturally live in trees but can also invade homes to build their nests in wooded areas. The nesting of carpenter ants in homes indicates ...