Maintaining 20 million hunters requires a lethal, synchronized strategy for total ecosystem dominance. The Dorylus ants move from one territory to another so they can take advantage of new prey. These ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants has been slowly spreading across the U.S. and now is found in about 20 states, ...

What could Azteca ants in coffee farms in Mexico have in common with leopards' spots and zebras' stripes? What could Azteca ants in coffee farms in Mexico have in common with leopards' spots and ...

Ants marching across garden soil can feel like a tiny summer parade, except nobody sent invitations. Seeing them crawling around flower beds or near plant roots often sparks curiosity, because their ...

A swarm of driver ants© Mehmet Karatay / CC BY-SA 3.0 As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ruthless killing ...

As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ruthless killing machine. Their swarm raids move like a living force ...