Leaf and grass cutter ants, as their names suggest, use leaf and grass cuttings to cultivate a unique fungus within their nest. Each piece is chewed up and mixed with the fungus; the fungus is ...

Long before humans, leaf cutter ants mastered the art of farming. These tiny farmers harvest leaves to grow a fungus that sustains their colonies. Discover how ants invented agriculture 60 million ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

Now, he's rolling it away to eat later." "These minibeasts are ants, leaf-cutter ants." "And look how strong these army ants are! They can carry stuff that weighs much more than they do." ...