Despite their tiny size, ants are able to accomplish absolutely incredible feats. They can build amazingly intricate nests, ...

For centuries we have believed that humans were unique in our ability to farm and cultivate our own food. However, it turns ...

This is an in-depth documentary covering two days in the life of a colony of farmer ants. When human footsteps wreck a part of the ants' domed home, the creatures set to work, rushing to repair ...

Fifty million years before humankind began farming, ancient ants were already in the agriculture business. Over time, leafcutter ants have evolved a complex system of agriculture in their nests ...

Invasive fire ants, first arriving in the U.S. in 1918, have spread throughout the Southeast, causing problems for residents and farmers. Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are ...

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 ...

(WDBJ) - Virginia Cooperative Extension is keeping an eye on hybrid fire ants. “We’ve seen farms that have anywhere from one mound to we have one now that has 58 mounds in a field,” said Amy Byington, ...

but some also have more ‘modern’ strategies and are in fact the world’s oldest farmers, growing crops and keeping livestock. Leaf and grass cutter ants, as their names suggest, use leaf and ...

Ph.D. student Juju Dessert will explore the fascinating world of leafcutter ants. These ants aren’t eating the leaves they carry—they use plant matter to cultivate a special fungus in their ...