The yellow crazy ant, or Anoplolepis gracilipes, has the infamous distinction of being among the worst invasive species in the world. However, this is not the reason for which this particular ant is ...

Longhorn crazy ants, named for their jerky and erratic movements, may seem chaotic, but they are actually very cooperative and efficient at retrieving food. A new study shows that through intelligence ...

Among the tens of thousands of ant species, incredible "intelligent" behaviors like crop culture, animal husbandry, surgery, "piracy," social distancing, and complex architecture have evolved. Yet at ...

Yellow crazy ants break the rules of reproduction. Every male ant contains separate populations of cells from two distinct genetic lineages, making them “chimeras,” researchers report in the April 7 ...

Invasive tawny crazy ants have been wreaking havoc across the U.S. Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas, disrupting ecosystems and causing headaches for homeowners. Now scientists at The University of ...

Researchers just discovered a method of animal reproduction previously unknown to science, reporting that a biological law is being "broken" by a species of ant. The yellow crazy ant, according to a ...

Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) are, to put it simply, one of the more well known aggressive ‘jerks’ of the ant world. And that’s saying a lot for any of the countless number of invasive ...

Yellow crazy ants are rewriting the ecological rules of Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, by killing off the red land crabs that have shaped its rainforest for millennia.

An ant infestation in your yard could quickly lead to an ant problem inside your house or car, depending on where these pests decide to nest. Not all ants pose a threat to you or your home, though, ...