There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...

Researchers have observed sick adult ants leaving their colony to avoid sickening others. Now, they've discovered that terminally ill young ants or pupae, unable to move in their silken cocoons, have ...

Some ants defend their colonies with a tactic so extreme it ends in self-destruction. This video explains how “exploding ants” rupture their own bodies to release a sticky, toxic chemical that can ...