Red wood ants are typically found in Eurasia’s temperate and boreal forests. But in recent decades, more nests have been disappearing as the forests have fallen victim to logging, urbanization ...

After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest. A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the ...

From there, scientists examined how the various ant groups subsequently reacted when they encountered the aggressive Nest A ants—either for the first time, once again, or in comparison to Nest B ...

Where their activity has loosened plants, firm the plants back into the soil and water well. Good watering tends to discourage ants, as they prefer dry conditions. Ant nests (hills) can be broken up ...

Antsy for some last-minute fun over the school holidays, or even beyond? We sat down with the exhibition producer of Antopia ...

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Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

The researchers from the University of Freiburg studied how ants interacted with members of rival nests. They designed controlled experiments to observe if ants could recall past interactions and ...

Video released by the National Fire Ant Eradication Program shows how quickly the world's worst invasive pests swarm to protect their nests. House painter Joel Booker was lucky not to have been ...

Volker Nehring, a research associate in the Evolutionary Biology and Animal Ecology group, alongside doctoral student Mélanie Bey. In the study, ants were repeatedly exposed to competitors from ...