You don’t want to mess with the African ant species Crematogaster striatula — and neither do other insects. This species has a built-in “gas gun” that can paralyze its enemies, giving them a secret ...

DEAR JOAN: We had our house treated for termites five years ago with Termidor. It was put in the ground around the house and in the basement. Since then, it seems we have had no ants. We wonder if the ...

Q:We have these little bugs flying around the house. Actually they don't fly well, as their wings fall off, and they end up crawling around the house. I think they are ants, but my husband says they ...

Ant and termite nests could lead to hidden treasure, according to researchers in Australia. Scientists have found that at a test site in the West Australian goldfields termite mounds contained high ...

If you thought humans were the only species with undertakers, guess again. Ants, bees, and termites all tend to their dead, either by removing them from the colony or burying them. Since these social ...