Crows perform an unusual “anting” ritual, rubbing ants on their feathers. This behaviour may reduce parasites, act as natural ...

When infected by a fungal disease, ant pupae actively emit a chemical cue that prompts workers to get rid of them for the ...

From fish scaling waterfalls to monkeys stealing babies these animal discoveries in 2025 revealed how much we still do not ...

Researchers have observed sick adult ants leaving their colony to avoid sickening others. Now, they've discovered that ...

At first glance, an anteater looks like a creature imagined by someone mixing parts from different animals. It has a long, ...

Most importantly, newly hatched termites are miniature, mobile versions of the adults and immediately join in the nest processes, whereas ants have legless, maggot-like larvae that have to be fed by ...

The ants that invaded our house were different from any ants I had ever seen — they were so tiny that they could get into ...

An acid spill out the back of a fish and chip shop in George Town, in Tasmania's north, has led to an evacuation alert for the area. Formic acid is a clear, colourless liquid can cause burns to the ...

The trade-off between quality and quantity is a fundamental economic dilemma. Now, a team of British, American, and Japanese researchers describes how it applies to biology, as well. They have ...