The black garden queen (Lasius niger) ant plays a crucial role in the survival and growth of her colony. As the sole ...

This story appears in the June 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. It’s good to be the queen—the ant queen, that is—because mating does wonders for her immune system. When exposure ...

The most popular ants for beginners are black pavement ants and sugar ants, as their colonies grow faster than other species. "Smaller ones start at $25 to $35, for a little black ant queen with ...