Insect queens were thought to have an egg-laying monopoly, but nine wood ant species revealed widespread reproductive activity by worker ants. Genetic analysis showed that as many as one in four eggs ...

1. A survey was made of the nests and trackways of an isolated community of wood ants (Formica rufa) in a bird sanctuary in Hampshire. 2. Each nest had a distinct territory containing certain trees ...

Bringing to life spectacles of natural wonder on our doorstep The Wood Ant, also known as the horse ant, is a woodland-dwelling member of the Formica rufa group of ants. There is also a Scottish Wood ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract (1) Wars between colonies of the red wood ant, Formica polyctena (Foerst.), are very common in the study area, a dune valley near The Hague, ...

About 1,000 northern hairy wood ants are expected to have tiny radio tags, about 0.04 inches (1 millimeter) long, attached to their bodies, allowing researchers to track their movements on a protected ...

A species of ant is thriving in habitats created by thousands of acres of coniferous forest planted in a UK National Park in the last 60 years, according to new research. A species of ant is thriving ...

This article is reposted from the old WordPress incarnation of Not Exactly Rocket Science. An ant nest is sheltered, well defended and stocked with food, but one that takes time to build and protect.

The reproductive monopoly of the ant queen is not as strong as is often thought. Dr. Heikki Helanterä and Prof. Lotta Sundström, biologists working at the University of Helsinki, Finland, investigated ...