Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Many folks in southern coastal areas know about strand feeding, the remarkable fish-catching behavior demonstrated by ...

Nutria are recognized as an invasive species capable of destroying native vegetation and agricultural crops. Over the years, ...

Sea anemones sometimes eat … ants. But why? New research shows how little we know about the diets of some underwater scavengers—and the intricate connections between land and marine food webs.

This article was originally published with the title “ Ant Pests and Ant-Eating Animals ” in SA Supplements Vol. 86 No. 2220supp (July 1918), p. 48 doi:10.1038 ...

All ants help to aerate the soil, recycling nutrients by breaking down organic matter and transporting it underground. Some ...

These ants are the first known animals to use moonlight to find their way home. Dung beetles navigate to a safe place to eat their takeout, but bull ants actually use polarized light to make their ...

ADAM:Yeah they're leaf cutting ants, they're not leaf eating ants. What they're actually doing is taking these leaves back into the nest and once they're there, they use the leaves to grow a fungus.

He has especially devoted his attention to the curious and complicated relations which exist between ants and their domestic animals. Of these, he gives a list comprising no less than 1246 species!

Sun spiders attack and kill ants without eating them, and the reason for this behavior remains unclear. ©@smokeyura / YouTube The video is titled “Sun spider killing fire ants.” ...

We may, however, quote the following conclusions:— Ants and Some Other Insects. An Inquiry into the Psychic Powers of these Animals. With an Appendix on the Peculiarities of their Olfactory Sense.