Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) are, to put it simply, one of the more well known aggressive 'jerks' of the ant world. And that's saying a lot for any of the countless number of invasive ...

Volatile brood pheromone: The larvae of the clonal raider ant Ooceraea biroi produce a specific volatile compound (methyl-3-ethyl-2-hydroxy-4-methylpentanoate, MEHMP) that suppresses egg-laying in ...

Genetic diversity is essential to the survival of a species. It’s easy enough to maintain if a species reproduces sexually; an egg and a sperm combine genetic material from two creatures into one, ...

An insulin-suppressing protein may be the fountain of youth for ants and provides clues about aging in other species, according to a study led by New York University researchers. Published in Science, ...

Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...

(CNN) — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species.

Researchers have discovered a brood pheromone released by larvae of clonal raider ants that temporarily suppresses egg-laying in adult ants. Previous studies have shown that the presence of larvae is ...