Ants

After a group of worker ants became trapped in a sealed nuclear bunker in Poland, they formed a queen-free "colony" that survived through cannibalism.

Scientists observed the first-ever evidence of praying mantises hunting fish.

A gem dealer didn't need the long arm of the law to catch a diamond-stealing ant.

Could DIY antimicrobials made by ants help humans fight disease?

X-ray scanners and high-speed video captured views of trap-jaw ants' jaws in action — inside and out.  

Fire ants can build miniature look-alikes of the Eiffel Tower from their own bodies, and the insects perpetually rebuild the structures to save them from collapsing, a new study finds.

Trap-jaw-ant babies look totally bizarre.

A new species of ant, named after the band Radiohead, is dusted with crystalline white hairs and grows its own food.

Foraging ants navigate so well, they can even do it backward, a new study finds.

There's a silver lining for the male praying mantis eaten by his mate.