There are a wide array of other ants besides carpenter ants, winter ants and fire ants – Massachusetts has plenty. Meet the ...

The tiny crickets collect and wear the chemical markers of the ants, reducing ant aggression and disguising them as a member of the group.

Photo by Aleksandrs Balodis A unique species of cricket found only in northern Europe tricks ants into letting them into their nests to live among them, where they then feed on ant eggs and steal ...