The small industrious wood ant can do more than just build high nests in spruce forests. A newly published article in the ...

Ants secrete antibiotic substances and have a close relationship with bacteria that can combat various diseases according to ...

Upon further inspection and after some Internet research, Andrew believes that it was carpenter ants that traumatized him and ...

Wood ants play an ecologically dominant and conspicuous role in temperate boreal forests, making a keystone contribution to woodland ecosystem functions and processes. Wood ant taxonomy and global ...

There are two main species of wood ants - hairy wood ants and red wood ants. Hairy wood ants are a northern species in the UK, but they are found as far south as mid Wales. They are less fussy ...

National Geographic revealed its annual Pictures of the Year issue. The photos show wildlife, scientific innovations, and ...

Woodland Trust Scotland said hairy wood ants boosted carbon absorption in woodland, but they risk being overwhelmed by gaultheria shallon. Volunteers surveyed nests over the winter at the trust's ...