Weaver ants’ feet have an incredibly strong grip—individual members of one species can, without slipping, hold an entire dead bird hanging off the edge of a table. And the mighty insects rarely work ...

Weaver ants in South and Southeast Asia build remarkable leaf nests. These tiny engineers work together, coordinating their pulling forces with precision. They create living bridges and use larvae to ...

There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

Weaver ants have solved a problem that has plagued human teams for centuries: individuals contribute less to tasks when more people join in. New research published in Current Biology on 12 August ...

In the tropical forests of Australia and Asia, tiny red ants build vast, hanging homes by stitching leaves together with silk. But scientists have now discovered that these ants, called Oecophylla ...

What if I told you humans aren't the only ones that set budgets? Of course, I don't mean the kind of budget where you break down how much you're going to spend on takeout each month. Instead, I mean ...