Did you miss “Ant-Man,” the 2015 movie?

VIDEO 1:56: Ant-Man, the movie, was one of 20 films on the short list for Hollywood’s 2015 Visual Effects Oscar. Definitions: myrmecology – scientific study of ants epigenetics ... Continue Reading →

Ants don’t taste good, but their larvae and their dinner do.

Do you believe anteaters like to eat ants? Read this. When we were investigating characteristics of ants for our ant “ugh” counteraction poll, we discovered a curious fact: Ants ... Continue Reading →

VIDEO: Watch wood ants spray formic acid.

If you have read about the yellow crazy ants’ use of formic acid to blind their prey in a mass attack, and wondered how this is done, here’s your chance to see how that ... Continue Reading →

Yellow crazy ant sets the bar for dangerously invasive species.

* Supercolonizing ant with fascinating behavior destroys ecological balance. “Yellow crazy ant,” the common name of the species Anoplolepis gracilipes–seems a whimsical ... Continue Reading →