Ant colony nests are known for their impenetrability. These highly organized insect societies will soon detect an intruder’s ...

Scientists created a massive digital library of ants using synchrotron X-ray scanning, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

Ant colonies are one of the wonders of nature: complex, organised… and mysterious. This programme reveals the secret, underground world of the ant colony, in a way that’s never been seen before. At ...

Source: Princeton University Press/with permission. Ants are fascinating and remarkably intelligent insects who live in complex social groups called colonies. 1,2 When I first learned about ant expert ...

Ant crickets are small insects that spend their entire lives inside ant colonies, one of the most hostile environments for outsiders. These crickets survive by moving carefully among the ants and ...

Observing insect colonies in their natural state has always been a scientific interest for humans, whether it’s bees, butterflies or ants. A toy formicarium released in the 1950s helped bring ant ...