Researchers have found that some butterfly caterpillars mimic the meticulously timed movements of ants to win their favor and ...

If you were small enough to fit inside an ant nest, you would hear it as much as you would see it. The walls shiver with tiny ...

Study shows caterpillars match ant rhythms with precise vibrations, strengthening their chances of being protected inside ...

Certain crafty caterpillars have an unusual approach to ensuring they live long enough to become a butterfly: each convinces ...

Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal.

Ant foraging behaviour is a paradigmatic example of sophisticated social coordination in the animal kingdom. Central to their success is the use of chemical signals, particularly trail pheromones, ...

Using a synchrotron powered CT scanner, the Antscan project created an open-source digital library cataloguing thousands of ...

New research shows that some butterfly caterpillars “drum” rhythmic vibrations to communicate with ants, helping them gain protection, food, and access to ant nests. The caterpillars match the ants’ ...

Ted Schultz, research entomologist at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, describes how ants use their incredible sense of smell along with their ability to produce pheromones to ...