A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership ...

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A study investigates the evolution of beneficial bacteria that live inside and on the surface of farming ants. Attine ants ...

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The most sophisticated farming species also cluster together. Leafcutter species ... occurred roughly 10 million years later.

Ants have been around for millions of years and have adapted to a wide range of environments. Fossil evidence suggests that ...

The researchers conducted fieldwork in Bulgaria, a region with historical oral traditions of ant yogurt making. They then ...

Ants, the most common insects in the world, are an essential part of our ecosystem. They're also a big nuisance. Here's ...

Research highlights how the meteor impact that ended the dinosaurs helped spawn the mutualistic relationship between ants and ...

To meet their protein needs, wood ants work together to take down much bigger insects and invertebrates, carving them into smaller pieces to fit into their underground nests. “They bit me and ...

Ants have farmed fungi for 66 million years, according to new work in the journal Science. It's a relationship that ...

Ant McPartlin's ex-wife Lisa Armstrong has shared a cryptic post on social media, hinting that 'everything's changing' with a ...