Observing insect colonies in their natural state has always been a scientific interest for humans, whether it’s bees, butterflies or ants. A toy formicarium released in the 1950s helped bring ant ...

One popular and unusual toy of old was a live ant farm. For just a few dollars, you could own a tank filled with actual ants and watch them establish their own colony. Ant farms were also popular in ...

For centuries we have believed that humans were unique in our ability to farm and cultivate our own food. However, it turns out that ants grow their own food too. Have you ever seen a trail of ants ...

Harvester ants that eat weed seeds on the soil's surface can help farmers manage weeds on their farms, according to an international team of researchers, who found that tilling less to preserve the ...

Ants can be helpful in the garden, but they can also harm your precious flora. Luckily, there are some ways to get rid of ...

Milton Levine took the pledge years ago: “I will not kill an ant,” he says reverently. “They put my three kids through college.” At a time when scientists were splitting atoms and building rockets, ...

(1) Certain species of dominant ants were selectively eliminated from different subplots in order to elucidate the influence of ants, and other factors, on the cocoa farm fauna. The results were ...