Researchers have discovered live specimens of an extremely rare ant living in Singapore's forested Mandai area. The ants were first seen in 2003, when entomologist Fernando Fernández named it after ...

Fire ants may be unwelcome guests at picnics, but their venom could prove useful in treating the common autoimmune disease psoriasis. Researchers at Emory and Case Western have developed two ...

Ants from an African species dress the wounds of their fellow “soldiers” after their army’s fierce battles with termites, in a newly discovered behavior that researchers say is unique among insects ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here's some useful advice for the world's ants: Whatever you do, stay away from the "bone-house wasp." Scientists said on Wednesday they have identified a new species of spider ...