These nests typically have two or more species of ants in the colony ... the inquilines have evolved special modifications like concave abdomens (i.e., gasters) and long tarsal claws which ...

After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest. A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the ...

From there, scientists examined how the various ant groups subsequently reacted when they encountered the aggressive Nest A ants—either for the first time, once again, or in comparison to Nest B ...

They are less fussy about their habitat than their red counterparts, and Coed y Brenin provides an ideal habitat for them, and their nests are scattered across the forest floor. Red wood ants are ...