Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, ...

For the most part, black fire ants are outcompeted by both red fire ants and another species of ants — Nylanderia fulva — known as “crazy ants”. Black fire ants will try to build their ...

That has ripple effects, especially for birds which rely on insects to raise their chicks. Crazy ants also cause a lot of damage in homes, where they swarm inside walls and short out electrical ...

Scientists studying Longhorn Crazy Ants witnessed a 'supercolony' perform several seemingly impossible feats of swarm ...