‘We always worry about the winter.’ said the Ant. ‘We spend all summer gathering up food for the winter. It’s what we ants do.’ ‘It’s not what Grasshoppers do,’ said the Grasshopper.

Ants communicate and cooperate by secreting pheromones, or scent chemicals, that can alert others to danger or lead them to a promising food source. They typically eat nectar, seeds, fungus ...

The ants get food, and the fungi get room and board, plus careful tending by the ants and the chance to spread as the insects stake out new territory. “When a daughter queen gets ready to leave ...

Dealing with ants in your cat’s food can be both a nuisance around the house and a serious hygiene issue. Not only can these ...

ADAM:'Leaf cutter ants, despite their name, don't eat leaves. They bring them into the nest as a food supply for the fungus they're growing inside and it's the fungus that they eat. ADAM:'Our ants ...

“Ants are coming in for some reason,” Rollins’s Glen Ramsey said, and more often than not, that reason is food. “Typically, if you get rid of whatever they’re feeding on, the ants will ...

The ants are there not to devour the house itself, or devour the wood itself, but rather they’re foraging for food—maybe food that’s around the house if you have vegetation or trash ...

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This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Saharan silver ants seek ...

Check out 8 minutes of gameplay from Empire of the Ants in this latest video for the upcoming photorealistic strategy game inspired by Bernard Werber's work. The new video showcases gameplay ...

Not only does it cut down on produce going to waste, but it serves as a reminder of the labor that goes into growing and gathering food. “There are people who do this every single day for their ...