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 ...

In Britain and Ireland, flying ant days typically occur in July or August, often in warmer urban areas first, when the weather is hot and humid and when winds are low. Temperature is a key factor, ...

Elusive ant queen pheromone tracked down Date: July 14, 2010 Source: University of Copenhagen Summary: Much like humans, social insects such as ants and bees behave differently when their mother ...

The larva of a Monomorium triviale queen ant looks like an alien doll (Image credit: Idowaga et al., doi: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5105.2.5, CC BY 4.0). Every queen needs a crown. For the queen ant ...