That just speaks about the habitat, that it's able to keep the species sustainable."When they happened upon the strange colony, Fairweather was helping Buck Trible, a post-doctoral researcher from ...

A rare variety of ant known for enslaving another species has made its Atlantic Canada debut after researchers spotted it in a New Brunswick conservation area. Aaron Fairweather, a doctoral ...

Ants are some of the world’s most prolific and misunderstood insects. While North America alone is home to around 1,000 species, not all types of ants are pests that cause problems around your ...

A rare variety of ant known for enslaving another species has made its Atlantic Canada debut after researchers spotted it in a New Brunswick conservation area. Aaron Fairweather, a doctoral ...

RENOUS, N.B. - A rare variety of ant known for enslaving another species has made its Atlantic Canada debut after researchers spotted it in a New Brunswick conservation area.

Abouheif and his team unexpectedly found supersoldier ants in the Pheidole species in Long Island where they aren't normally seen.

Inside was a perfectly preserved ant, and one that didn’t look like species previously identified. “Dirt ants are rare finds in the wild. Finding one today is exciting given how well they stay ...

They primarily feed on seeds, aiding in seed dispersal and soil aeration. The queens of this species can grow to 22 to 25 millimeters in size. MENAFN11052025000045015687ID1109533354 ...

A perfectly preserved ant fossil in Dominican Republic amber reveals a rare prehistoric species, Basiceros enana, tracing back to 16 million years.

On this day in 2021, a rare species of ant returned to Bishop’s Wood Country Park near Rickmansworth after disappearing for decades. The southern wood ant, Formica rufa, had not been recorded in the ...

Black fire ants actually beat the red ants to the U.S. by a few decades and are well established in some Southern states, including parts of North Carolina. But they aren't quite as aggressive as ...