It happens every year sometime in March or April — the return of the ants! They start by coming in our two bathrooms and then into the kitchen. Most years we endure them for a few days until they have ...

In social insects, conflicts over male parentage can be resolved by worker policing. However, the evolution of policing behavior is constrained by the ability of individuals to identify reproductive ...

Worker bull ants have military-style night vision, while their higher status winged nest mates see best during the day, Australian researchers have discovered. The research led by Dr Ajay Narendra ...

A comparative educational segment examining the defensive mechanisms and venom potency of a tarantula versus the notoriously painful sting of a Bull Ant (Myrmecia).

There are 92 species of bull ant described in Australia, with over 100 species known and at least 12 residing in the NT. These are especially common in Central Australia, with no species recorded ...