Leaf-cutting ants (LCA) are fascinating insects that play a significant role in forest ecosystems, particularly in tropical regions. These ants are known for their unique behavior of cutting ...

These alien ants can change the dynamics of an ecosystem, consume resources, and kill other organisms. This damage adds up: From 1930 to 2021, invasive ants caused an estimated $51 billion in ...

Wood ants, particularly those in the Formica rufa group, play a crucial role in forest ecosystems as keystone species. They are known for their mound-building behavior and their ability to ...

However, troubling findings from the University of Colorado in Boulder reveal that climate change negatively impacts these resilient insects, posing problems for ecosystems and human life.

In Kenya, an unassuming yet invasive ant species is disrupting the intricate balance of an ecosystem, ultimately influencing the hunting patterns of the continent’s most iconic predator ...

Africa 's ecosystems are teeming with intriguing dynamics, and the whistling thorn acacia holds center stage in the savannah ...

The team believes that crickets use dodging to evade perceived threats in a more low-risk environment. Parasitic Myrmecophilus tetramorii living in ant colonies use distancing and dodging to stay ...

Their findings, published in Communications Biology, reveal remarkable adaptations that allow these cricket species to thrive in a hostile environment. Animals that live in ant colonies ...