Learn how to identify carpenter ant nests. They build nests outdoors in tree stumps, leaving behind smooth tunnels, and often ...

The first time Marcela Cosarinsky saw a nest of Atta vollenweideri leaf-cutter ants, it was the late 1990s and she was in an Argentinian grassland studying termites. Local children showed her a mound ...

While they have a bad reputation because of their behavior at picnics, ants are important to any healthy garden. They eat pests like termites and caterpillars, which can destroy acres of crops. They ...

Ants can be a nuisance in lawns and gardens. For one, they protect aphids — the bane of gardeners and landscapers everywhere due to their ability to severely harm a variety of plants. However, ants ...

Could ants' nests hold the secret to reducing traffic congestion on the 405 Freeway? In a new study, UCLA biologists have discovered insights about how ants build their nests that could be useful for ...

Ants are renowned for their industriousness. Ask the grasshopper in the story by Aesop. He had to come begging the hardworking ant for food when winter came because he had frittered away his summer.