A nutrient-rich liquid that could be produced by all ant species while the insects are in their pupal stage is consumed by adults and larvae. The creation of this fluid hadn’t been reported by ...

How complex ant societies emerged among ants’ solitary ancestors remains one of the big mysteries of social insect biology. Ants are eusocial, meaning that they have overlapping generations, ...

Scientists have identified a 'princess pheromone' that tells an ant colony when a larva is preparing to become a queen. For Indian jumping ants (Harpegnathos saltator), becoming royalty is all about ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Temporary social parasite ant queens initiate newcolonies by entering colonies of host species, where they begin laying eggs. As the resident ...

Everything in the ant hill seems to need the liquid secretions from members of the colony that are in their pupal stage. By Joshua Sokol Orli Snir, a biologist at the Rockefeller University in New ...

The unusual life cycles of ants are deeply rooted in their social nature. Ants and other social insects like termites, some bees, and certain wasps live in colonies, in which most individuals never ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 29 (UPI) --Florida carpenter ants share food through a mouth-to-mouth exchange called trophallaxis. New research shows fluid exchange during trophallaxis offers ants ...

Winged ants aren’t random pests. Discover why over 1,000 US species take flight, form super colonies, and how to stop them for good.