As if the forest floors of Central America and the Caribbean weren't terrifying enough, what with poisonous snakes and foot-long centipedes, Jack Longino, a biologist at the University of Utah, has ...

A piece of 16-million-year-old amber from the Dominican Republic has revealed something extraordinary—a new species of “dirt ant” that turns out to be the smallest predator ant ever found. The fossil, ...

The trap-jaw ant looks like many other ants, with one exception - it has powerful, spring-loaded jaws. The jaws open to 180 degrees and can snap shut at incredible speed. The jaws are usually used for ...

Ants are among the most successful insects on Earth, thriving in nearly every environment except Antarctica and forming a significant portion of the planet’s total animal biomass. Evolving from ...

Meet the exploding ant, a tiny warrior hidden deep in the forests of Borneo. Their astonishing act of self-destruction unleashes a toxic blast, stopping predators in their tracks and redefining the ...

Tiny ants could affect carbon storage in the soil and alter the global climate balance, according to scientists.