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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of black ants in the baseboard of a home and moving under the gap. Why do ants come in the house, exactly? We're sure you ...

I keep my house very clean, but every summer ants find their way in. It’s not an infestation, just a handful of them in my kitchen now and then. I don’t like killing anything, so I don’t squash them ...

Maintaining 20 million hunters requires a lethal, synchronized strategy for total ecosystem dominance. The Dorylus ants move from one territory to another so they can take advantage of new prey. These ...

Ants may not have voices, but they converse in a world of scents, utilizing pheromones to create chemical trails and signal each other with delicate taps of their antennae. When danger arises, their ...

Ant colonies are well-defended fortresses. The social insects quickly sniff out most intruders and kill them to protect their ...

With all the stormy weather, household pests might find your home as cozy and dry as you do. Ants tend to retreat into Kansas City area houses, searching for food and shelter from the rain. Insect ...