Ant colonies are like high security bank vaults. To get in, you need the right access codes. Usually, those come in the form of chemical cues, which let the resident ants know you belong. But one ...

When it comes to ant colonies, ants know what individuals belong there and which ones are intruders. They are smart enough to communicate with both pheromones and sounds to help distinguish between ...

(CN) — For creatures as tiny and generally defenseless as ants, communication between members of a colony is essential for survival. It has long been known that ants use pheromones to communicate, but ...

This news release is available in Japanese. A research group, involving Project Assistant Professor HOJO Masaru, Associate Professor SAKURA Midori, and Professor OZAKI Mamiko at Kobe University's ...