Pharaoh ants are drawn to and eat many different types of foods. Some of the most common foods include: Pharaoh ants have also been known to eat non-food items such as shoe polish and to chew ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

The most common type of fire ant is small, measuring around 6 millimeters in length. They are typically copper brown in color ...

This story appears in the November 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Most animals seek shade when temperatures in the Sahara soar to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Saharan silver ants seek ...