In previous laboratory experiments, silky ants (Formica fusca) with fungal infections chose to eat food laced with hydrogen peroxide instead of their usual meals. Hydrogen peroxide is harmful to the ...

but ethnographic evidence suggests that ants — specifically red wood ants (Formica rufa) — were crushed and added to milk ...

For example, the Allegheny mound ant (Formica exsectoides), native to eastern North America, has a distinctive appearance with a red-orange head and thorax but a brownish-black abdomen. These ants eat ...

A new study from Smithsonian scientists analyzes ant and fungus species, and uncovers the origins of their close partnership A worker of the fungus-farming ant species Mycetophylax asper ...

The study, led by Veronica M. Sinotte, documented the forgotten practice of nomadic peoples in Bulgaria and Turkey who used red wood ants (Formica rufa) to ferment milk when traditional yogurt ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

But insects beat us to it by millions of years. Various ant species cooperate with fungi, creating a home for them, providing them with nutrients, and harvesting them as food. This reaches the ...

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several ...

Check out 8 minutes of gameplay from Empire of the Ants in this latest video for the upcoming photorealistic strategy game inspired by Bernard Werber's work. The new video showcases gameplay ...

ADAM:'This is Planet Ant. A giant, man-made ant home, built especially above ground, to allow us to investigate the incredible lives of these tiny creatures. ADAM:'These glass boxes and tubes have ...

Blockchain: Fintech power Ant Financial has developed a proprietary blockchain that is used, among other things, to keep tabs on the products sold on a marketplace run by Alibaba, a part owner of Ant.

Fire ants will kill six people and cost Queensland households $188 million annually if they're allowed to continue spreading across the state, new research has found. The Australia Institute ...