During flying ant day, male and female winged ants, known as "alates," leave their nests and take to the air in order to mate ...

Ants are among nature's greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could ...

The queen lays the eggs while female workers look after the queen ... They develop from unfertilised eggs. After the nuptial flight, the male ants usually only live for another day or two, so not much ...

Ants owe much of their success to their highly social nature. Within the colony, some individuals (female queens and male drones) are responsible for reproduction, while others (workers ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

Ants owe much of their success to their highly social nature. Within the colony, some individuals (female queens and male drones) are responsible for reproduction, while others (workers ...

Caption Images of the male ant B. chinensis found in Naples and genetically identified by the IBE research team. It is the first specimen to be detected living freely in Europe. The body of the ...