Some ants have figured out how to keep from getting lost: Build taller anthills. Desert ants that live in the hot, flat salt pans of Tunisia spend their days looking for food. Successful grocery runs ...

Ants and termites are both incredible engineers. Here's how you can tell the difference between an ant hill and a termite ...

Ants that construct turrets for their nests choose what to build them with in an architecturally sound way, even when given unfamiliar materials. South American leafcutter ants (Acromyrmex ...

In Central America’s rain-drenched forests, leaf-cutting ants collect pieces of leaves on which they grow fungi for food. But the rain can hit hard, especially for a small ant. When leaf-cutting ants ...