Ant colonies act as one "super-organism" which works to ensure the survival of all, according to a team of scientists.

New research shows that terminally ill baby ants tell other ants to kill them, potentially protecting the rest of the colony ...

“By warning the colony of their deadly infection, terminally ill ants help the colony remain healthy and produce daughter ...

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the ...

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said Tuesday, adding that queens do not seem to commit this act of self-sacrifice.

In a wide range of social species, when an animal is sick, it takes itself away from its group. Ant pupae are unable to move, ...

Ants use 'chemical warfare' to compel host workers to kill their own queen, reveals new research. Scientists have observed for the first time an invading ant queen using a chemical spray to compel ...

Scientists document a rare form of social parasitism in which invading queens weaponize chemistry and worker ants to dethrone ...

Nature can get downright brutal in the most unexpected ways—especially when parasites are involved. For the well-organized society of ants, some parasites are known to topple the existing social order ...

Ants Empire is a Roblox incremental sim that’s all about commanding an army of adorable little ants. In Ants Empire, you’ll take quests from the Queen Ant, hatch rare ants from eggs, and command them ...