Right now, House of the Dragon fans are settling in for a season of backstabbing, violence, and betrayal. And so am I, because I’m watching a YouTuber build a 1,000 gallon vivarium full of hostile ant ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The Argentine ant is one of the most invasive species of ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide. The scientist E.O. Wilson once wrote that ants are the most warlike of all ...

Humans are not the only animals to have a dedicated health care system. Some super-organized ant species not only recognize ...

Ant pupae that are fatally sick don’t hide their condition; instead, they release a special scent that warns the rest of the colony. This signal prompts worker ants to open the pupae’s cocoons and ...