Carpenter ants often get the blame when a tree dies and thousands of the little scurriers are found running in and out the crime scene. The truth is they didn’t do it. The ants were just taking ...

Ants known to defend certain species of Acacia trees from elephant predation deter the massive herbivores so effectively that they are impacting entire savanna ecosystems, according to a study ...

High up near the mountains of the South Pacific, amidst the tall, wet, and dense tree canopies of Fiji’s tropical rainforests, prevails utmost peace, thanks to an unusual plant. The ants living in ...

Ants are famous for their regimented and complex social behaviors. In the tropics, they are also famous for forming mutualisms with plants. Certain species of trees have conspicuous hollow swellings ...

Q: War rages quietly in my three apple trees. I have a beautiful, healthy army of ladybugs and nymphs trying to control the aphid population. I have tried the following to eliminate ants from climbing ...

The central European bicolored ant, L. emarginatus, forages along a tree branch in New York City’s Riverside Park. Frank Sinatra famously sang that if you can make it in New York, you can make it ...