Leafcutter ants, belonging to the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, are fascinating creatures renowned for their intricate ...

Postponed: New Date for this Talk Coming Soon! 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 ...

Ant bites and stings are more common than you think. Learn which ants are relatively harmless and which you should avoid at all costs.

The colony of Atta Cephalotes arrived at the tourist hotspot in August last year and have been settling into their new ...

Researchers at the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom have found that leaf-cutter ants have a simple system to build up healthful microbes on their exoskeletons—a system the researchers ...

A leaf cutter ant, one of the more than 14,000 species alive today. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Leafcutter ants work as a team to cut and transport fragments of leaves to underground nests, where they cultivate fungal ...

These glass boxes and tubes have been built to replicate the underground tunnels and chambers of an ant colony in the wild, and they're full of busy leafcutter ants. ADAM:'This is the first time ...

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 ...