Most ants are less than an inch long, making them very small insects. While their petite stature may seem like a problem for ...

Fallen feathers may appear innocuous, but bugs in tropical Brazilian savannas should think twice about approaching them. New research suggests Pheidole oxyops ants sometimes place feathers around ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

Scientists have uncovered intriguing new details about a bizarre "zombie fungus" that manipulates the behavior of the carpenter ants it infects—with gruesome results. When the fungus—known as ...

A: The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into ...

In the understorey of a tropical forest, a carpenter ant has descended from the canopy away from her regular foraging trails and staggers drunkenly along a branch. Her movements are jerky and ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.