A 2009 study examining the sleep/wake cycles of S. invicta found that the worker ants averaged a mammoth 253 sleep episodes ...

The answer, Jensen said, lies in how ants function. All species of the arthropod possess a body that is essentially hostile for bacteria because they produce formic acid, which they use to constantly ...

Ants are an integral part of the ecological web, interacting with other organisms, and contributing to the overall ...

When army ants come to town, you move out, stay perfectly still, or die. They arrive in a part of the forest by the thousands ...

Argentine ants have been found on six continents, from South America to Japan. Researchers are studying their impact.

A new, 30-acre infestation of little fire ants in Hauʻula has prompted a renewed call for better invasive species management in Hawaiʻi. Last week, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

The University of Hawaiʻi this week announced that a recent survey of the area turned up just one ant — only a year after dozens of houses in the Lanikai loop and beach areas were found to be ...