These ants are covered with cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs)—a waxy substance that functions as a chemical signature for each colony. Ants from the same supercolony share similar CHC profiles ...

The largest ants, known as majors, protect the colony, while the medium-size ants do much of the foraging. The tiniest ants, called minims, help groom and feed the queen, among other duties.

Drexel University researchers sampled a variety of army ant (Eciton burchellii parvispinum) colonies to test how their habitat distribution affected the ants’ tolerances of extreme low and high ...

NARRATOR:'Inside their colony, the ants are very busy. Everyone has a job to do. ... And that means that all the different jobs can be done, from the big to the small.

He now owns more than 30 colonies personally, and cares for more than 100 as part of his business 'Ants On A Rock' ... Thomas says the event will be the biggest ant exhibition in the world, ...