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By Josh Lancette Researchers from China have discovered that some sweeteners can be lethal to the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), a devastating pest found South America, the United States, Australia, Asia, and on [Read more]
Nearly 500 species of ants are social parasites, raiding the nests of other ant species and kidnapping their young to work in their colonies. A new study shows one such species, Formica aserva, can kidnap ants from at least 20 other ant species—even though some colonies don’t kidnap other ants at all. [Read more]
The Rasopone genus of tropical leaf-litter ants gets a thorough taxonomic revision, and the researchers behind the long-term project present their identification manual in a “bird guide” format rather than the traditional dichotomous key. [Read more]
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