The Chimera Ants are one of the most terrifying and fascinating creatures in Hunter x Hunter. Their evolution and subsequent ...

This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. It’s good to be the queen—the ant queen, that is—because mating does wonders for her immune system. When exposure ...

In the Hunter x Hunter fandom and among anime fans in general, the Chimera Ant arc is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed ...

Common in the southeastern US, the Florida Harvester Ant’s sting delivers venom that causes intense pain and swelling. They are highly territorial and will defend their nests aggressively.

The worker ants will pick up the granules and carry them back to the colony, killing the ant queen and larvae. Liquid insecticide drenches can kill a large volume of ants by delivering an ...

The black garden queen ant (Lasius niger) ensures colony survival by laying thousands of eggs after a single mating. Her diet, including honeydew, insects, and sometimes her own infected larvae ...

A bumblebee’s brain is smaller than a sesame seed. But it can still accomplish quite a bit.“You don’t need a big brain to learn well,” said Felicity Muth, an assistant professor in the Department of ...

The discovery of a 34,000-year-old mound in South Africa sheds light on the insects’ role in combating climate change ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

CHILD #1:How would an ant be born? ADAM:How would an ant be born? Well inside a colony there's a queen, she's a really big ant and she lays all the eggs that produce all of the ants in the colony.

Red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex baratus) also have a painful bite but are nonaggressive. They feed on dead insects and seeds ...

Queen mattresses are the most popular bed size in America and they're the best option for bedsharing couples who don't have space for a king size yet need a spacious mattress to fit in a standard ...