At the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Center in Brunei, there is a nest of very special ants. They explode. Scientists recently published an in-depth description of the newly named species, called ...

Outside the kitchen door at the Kuala Belalong Field Studies Center in Brunei, on a number of trees near the balcony, there is a nest of very special ants. They explode. This colony was studied in ...

Exploding ants use their own bodies as a deadly weapon, rupturing themselves to release a sticky, toxic substance that stops intruders in their tracks. This rare and extreme survival tactic highlights ...