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.

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

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 ...

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, ...