The intake of sweet stuff causes the ants to bloat and have a translucent gusher-like appearance. The swollen ants are immobile and become a dispensing machine for their colony and regurgitate the ...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies for managing fire ant populations. Honey bees are a vital part of ...

Honeypot ants are a unique species drawing interest from those who visit Colorado Springs. There are two different types of honey pot ant: workers and repletes.

Honeypot ants have found a unique way to stay fed while food is sparse: by stuffing one-fifth of the colony with so much nectar that they warp into living jugs.

Slave-maker ants raid other colonies and take their workers as prisoners. Leaf-cutter ants chew leaves into mulch, which grows an edible fungus. A worker caste of honey-pot ants called repletes swell ...

Deformed wing virus is said to be responsible for death of millions of honey bee colonies Higher levels of DWV was found in colonies attacked by invasive ants "These viral dynamics are a hidden ...

The contestants who took part in Episode 1 were Honey Pot, Ant, Paparazzo, Fuzzy Peas, and Coral. Read on for our recap of “Lucky Season 13: Group A Premiere,” which aired Feb. 12, 2025, on ...

Scientists have discovered the honey produced by Australian ants possesses unique anti-microbial activity against bacteria and fungi that could make the liquid useful medicinally.

Nobody knows how many Asian honey bee colonies reached Australia before the one that led to a successful invasion.

The contestants who took part in Episode 1 were Honey Pot, Ant, Paparazzo, Fuzzy Peas, and Coral. Read on for our recap of “Lucky Season 13: Group A Premiere,” which aired Feb. 12, 2025, on Fox.