They may put ant-repellent barriers in place to ward off future intruders. They’ll also recommend that you move all the food in your home away from the ground and store it in sealed containers.

pour a 50-50 mixture of dish soap and water over the ants' trail to kill any in transit and remove pheromones. This was an old trick of Kilburn's dad, and Kilburn researched the science behind why it ...

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 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound, as it's properly called — looks impossibly small. And yet, a colony of up to 250,000 ants call it ...

But insects beat us to it by millions of years. Various ant species cooperate with fungi, creating a home for them, providing them with nutrients, and harvesting them as food. This reaches the ...

ADAM:'This is Planet Ant. A giant, man-made ant home, built especially above ground, to allow us to investigate the incredible lives of these tiny creatures. ADAM:'These glass boxes and tubes have ...

The Great Barrier Reef has held World Heritage status since 1981 The Great Barrier Reef has not been added to the Unesco list of World Heritage Sites that are "in danger", following strong ...

It probably starts with her looks. You can’t tell her apart from the myriad of other worker ants on the screen at a glance, but a closer look reveals several battle scars crossing her lower torso.

‘Nothing better than the sound of a happy Grasshopper.’ ‘Give it a rest,’ said a passing Ant. ‘What?’ said the Grasshopper. ‘I’m trying to work here,’ said the Ant. ‘You’re ...

Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead first met on the set of Celebrity IOU Joyride in 2021 Jessica Booth is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has ...