CHILD #1:Why do they cut the leaves ... for the fungus they're growing inside and it's the fungus that they eat. ADAM:'Our ants are farmers and the fungus is their crop. ADAM:'The fungus contains ...

Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not have permanent homes ... lead them to a promising food source. They typically eat nectar, seeds, fungus, or insects.

While plants get their nutrition through their roots from the soil they are planted in, animals need to eat food to get theirs. Not all animals eat the same foods though, animals all have ...

Their larvae then eat the victim alive. There are almost 5,000 species of spider wasp worldwide, including 44 species in Britain. Another example are the solitary wasps known as velvet ants. Female ...

Ozzy Delaney via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) Why do flying ants appear in such large numbers all at once ... which she rears to adulthood. She won't eat for weeks - not until her first brood of ...