Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST Add Popular Science (opens in ...

As army ants travel over uneven terrain, they link their bodies together to create bridges — a system that might give engineers insight into controlling robotic swarms. Isabella Muratore at the New ...

Their nomadic lifestyle and ravenous raiding have taken army ants (Dorylinae) to most continents on Earth, but a rare fossil discovery is now offering first evidence that the infamous predators once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Entomologist George McGavin went looking for one of the rainforest's most elusive rulers, and the footage of ...

Army ants form some of the largest insect societies on the planet. They are quite famous in popular culture, most notably from a terrifying scene in Indiana Jones. But they are also ecologically ...

Studying army ants for a living comes with certain occupational hazards. "They're very aggressive," says Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "They have venom, so they will ...

A rare 35-million-year-old fossil shows an insect known for a ravenous appetite in a whole new light. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 23, 2022 9:00 AM EST Add Popular Science (opens in a new tab) More ...

East of the northern Ucayali River in Peru is a geologically subsiding basin crossed by winding rivers and extensive wetlands. Much of this topographically flat region is flooded for several months ...

Army ants form some of the largest insect societies on the planet. They are quite famous in popular culture, most notably from a terrifying scene in Indiana Jones. But they are also ecologically ...

A rare 35-million-year-old fossil army ant, discovered in a 100-year-old museum collection, uncovers previously unknown European relatives of the infamously voracious insect. [UPDATE 2023-03-22: See ...