Leafcutter ants work as a team to cut and transport fragments of leaves to underground nests, where they cultivate fungal ...

The colony of Atta Cephalotes arrived at the tourist hotspot in August last year and have been settling into their new ...

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Leafcutter ants, belonging to the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, are fascinating creatures renowned for their intricate ...

February sees the return of the fascinating ‘Leaf-Cutter Ants’ in Minibeast Metropolis at Stratford Butterfly Farm! The ...

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

macro image of a red leaf cutter ant in Costa Rica carrying away a piece of leaf on a natural green background. Image by wollertz via depositphotos.com Leaf cutter ants are highly organized insects ...

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Ants and humans competed in navigating a maze with a large load. While humans outperformed individually, ant groups excelled collectively, showing strategic coordination and persistence. The study ...

Ant & Dec's Limitless Win is back and this time, the hosting duo are given the chance to help out in the gameplay, but it's not always as easygoing as it may seem. In tonight's episode, the hosts ...

Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, specifically comparing how ants and humans tackle complex spatial challenges.