Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some ant pupae sense when they are dying and send a signal that leads to their own destruction, saving the nest from deadly ...

Macro shot of a red wood ant (Formica) transporting another ant to a different nest location.© Hartmut Goldhahn/Shutterstock.com Ants are a superb example of a social insect. The survival of the ...

A fungus can turn an infected ant into what scientists describe as a real-life ‘zombie ’, taking over its behaviour in a way that helps the parasite reproduce. The phenomenon is linked to ...

Vincetoxicum nakaianum tricks flies into pollinating it by imitating the smell of ants attacked by spiders. Ko Mochizuki stumbled upon this finding when he noticed flies clustering around the flowers ...

Illness usually brings trouble in the animal world. A weak member may be pushed aside, attacked, or left behind. Many animals go to great lengths to hide sickness. But for creatures bound by family, ...