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Illness usually brings trouble in the animal world. A weak member may be pushed aside, attacked, or left behind.

Kspeka joins host Robin Young to talk about ants, including the spiny queen, who invades colonies of carpenter ants using a ...

Ants play an important role in the ecosystem. However, despite knowing they are crucial to our world, these little guys can ...

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

Ant colonies survive because individuals are willing to die. New research shows that some of the most vulnerable members, ...

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

In a remarkable display of self-sacrifice, baby ants infected with a deadly fungus deliberately signal worker ants to kill them. This extreme measure ...

Carpenter ants are twice as big as other types of black ants, which makes identification easy. If you have a carpenter ant ...

Some garden plants are ant magnets - but not always for the wrong reasons. Here's when to worry and when to let them march on.

This powerful insecticide might be derived from plants, but it has devastating consequences for natural ecosystems, affecting ...