We have all been in that situation: The moving boxes are large and heavy, but we are determined to carry them all in one trip, even if that means we can't see where we're going. In the tropics, some ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series on Texas leaf cutting ants. The first part was published on Sept. 4. Control of Atta Texana, Texas leaf cutter ants, is a challenge because of ...

The American Museum of Natural History is unveiling an enormous new exhibit of leafcutter ants. Making it happen was no picnic. A leafcutter ant carrying a flower petal inside a new exhibit in the ...

Pollination by ants is rare, involving many kinds of ants but documented to occur in only a few diverse genera of plants, including some orchids in various parts of the world. They can be effective ...

When looking for wildlife in Costa Rica, it’s easy to become fixated on the unusual mammals and vibrant birds, but one of the country’s most complex creatures lies underfoot. Living in massive ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama discovered that carrying oversized loads limits the ability to perceive the trail in leafcutter ants, akin to blind spots ...