In Britain and Ireland, flying ant days typically occur in July or August, often in warmer urban areas first, when the ...

There is one bug in particular which has become synonymous with these summer months: the flying ant. They may only appear for ...

The discovery of a fire ant nest at Tweed Heads on the NSW far north coast has prompted a quick response from authorities.

The sweltering summer heat is here and it has brought more than just sunburn. Many who have kept windows open in their homes, ...

Brits will need to get acquainted with the idea of an annual event dedicated to insects, because Flying Ant Day 2025 is just ...

Q ueen ants, the only individuals in a colony that can lay eggs, can also live for decades—up to 10 times longer than workers. But for years, scientists didn’t understand why. A new study published ...

The existence of ant colonies was a mystery even to the famous naturalist Charles Darwin. How could evolution produce workers ...

Flying ants are known to make an appearance when the weather gets warmer. Flying ants are the reproductive members of an ant ...

As temperatures rise, flying ants threaten to take over homes. You may be at risk of an invasion unless you do this one ...

In eusocial superorganisms like leafcutter ant colonies, labor is divvied up according to body shape and size, but University ...

Image caption: The parasitic flatworm Haplorchis pumilio produces non-reproductive soldiers (left) which have much larger mouths than their reproductively capable colony-mates (center). The soldiers ...

They are also interested in extending their work to late life rejuvenation and lifespan plasticity because reproductive ant queens live much longer than workers that don't reproduce.