Uncover the surprising world of ant behavior and memory. Discover how tiny ant brains can hold lasting grudges against rival colonies.

Prior work has shown that predators tend ... why only the females of this species of velvet ant are ultrablack. The males have similar black markings, but theirs reflect much more light.

Thus, when one opens a mound and sees red and black ants both in frantic ... even participate with the slave-making workers in slave raids against other ant colonies of their own or closely ...