Ant colonies act like fortresses, protecting the bounty within from marauding invaders. Some animals have evolved blunt tools such as large claws to tear into the nests, but others have evolved far ...

Army ant colonies are home to a treasure trove of raided food and helpless juveniles that other insects would love to feed on. But one does not simply walk into an army ant colony and start eating.

Sometimes, the best way to handle an enemy is not to fight, but to fake. So it is with the hundreds of species — beetles, spiders, caterpillars and more — that mimic the forms or behaviors of ants, or ...

Karma is very quick sometimes. Jet ants make their nests inside those of other ants, ultimately taking them over. But they are also victimised by pests of their own. Jet ants (Lasius fuliginosus), ...

When army ants stream into the jungles of Costa Rica, they leave death and destruction in their wake. These nomadic group predators eat everything from millipedes to other ants, and they even raid ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Predatory beetles can detect the unique alarm signal released by ants that are under attack by parasitic flies, and the beetles use those overheard conversations to guide their search ...

Marauding across the forest floor, aggressive army ant colonies harbor hidden enemies in their ranks -- parasitic beetles. Through dramatic changes in body shape, behavior, and pheromone chemistry, ...

Ozaena ground beetles likely have anatomical adaptations enabling them to parasitize ant nests throughout their life cycle, according to a new study. Ozaena ground beetles likely have anatomical ...

The natural world is filled with flora and fauna whose life and adaptation techniques continue to fascinate humans as we continually discover them. In the forests of Costa Rica, colonies of ants have ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. How do you hitch a ride on an army ant? Try masquerading as an ant butt. At least, that's the ...

Moving around the rainforest floor can be tough if you’re tiny. But a newly discovered species of beetle has an ingenious method of getting around with little effort: it bites on to an army ant’s butt ...

She hadn’t eaten in days. While her cousins in the next room over had eagerly scarfed down a smorgasbord of treats, she refused each item placed before her. And the situation was getting dire: If her ...