An ant’s normal mode of locomotion is crawling. However, at certain times of the year, something remarkable happens. At certain times, some ants in the colony develop wings, leave the nest, and fly.

Ant queens stay close to home in their hunt for a mate and as a result produce thousands of inbred offspring, a study led by a University of Exeter biologist has found. The research, published this ...

What Is a Flying Ant? Flying ants, also known as alates, are swarming adult hive members of various ant species. Ants have complex societies that require each subgroup of ants to perform different ...