Research shows that some ants have learned how to treat their wounds, revealing one of the clearest examples of medical ...

Here’s a fun (and creepy) fact: The Earth is home to approximately 20 quadrillion ants. To put zeroes on it, that’s around 20,000,000,000,000,000 of the six-legged insects living all around us. How ...

Researchers are astounded after discovering what they claim to be the fastest-known animal movement on record. The findings, recently uncovered by researchers from the University of Illinois, appear ...

The cheetah probably comes to mind first when you think of fast animals, but the records for fastest individual movements are far stranger. Mystrium camillae, a rare species of Dracula ant found in ...

A tiny ant that drinks the blood of its own young to survive has been named the world’s fastest animal. The Dracula ant, a feisty bug found only in Madagascar, boasts spring-loaded jaws that it uses ...

There’s a new fastest animal on Earth and it’s … an ant. Sorry if we disappointed you, but believe it or not this little — and somewhat terrifying — guy has taken out the new record. And he’s found in ...

A curious old folk practice claimed that contact with ants could transfer their energy and vitality to humans. This belief ...

Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up to 90 meters per ...

The spirit animal of our frenetic moment is the (patient, persevering) ant, says "RockStar Shaman" Alyson Charles. Here's how to channel its energy. “RockStar Shaman” Alyson Charles is here with her ...

What’s the fastest animal in the world? You might guess a cheetah, a sailfish, or a peregrine falcon. According to new research, however, all of those are wrong. The fastest animal in the world is an ...

This week for Pet Adoption Tuesday we meet Ant Man, described as "the kind of dog who brings joy wherever he goes." ...