The exploding ant, known scientifically as Colobopsis explodens, has one of the most extreme defense mechanisms in the animal ...

Study shows caterpillars match ant rhythms with precise vibrations, strengthening their chances of being protected inside ...

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny ...

Researchers are astounded after discovering what they claim to be the fastest-known animal movement on record. The findings, recently uncovered by researchers from the University of Illinois, appear ...

The cheetah probably comes to mind first when you think of fast animals, but the records for fastest individual movements are far stranger. Mystrium camillae, a rare species of Dracula ant found in ...

Certain crafty caterpillars have an unusual approach to ensuring they live long enough to become a butterfly: each convinces ...

A tiny ant that drinks the blood of its own young to survive has been named the world’s fastest animal. The Dracula ant, a feisty bug found only in Madagascar, boasts spring-loaded jaws that it uses ...

There’s a new fastest animal on Earth and it’s … an ant. Sorry if we disappointed you, but believe it or not this little — and somewhat terrifying — guy has taken out the new record. And he’s found in ...

I rarely spot either culprit, but my trees reveal exactly what pileated woodpeckers and carpenter ants are up to.