When nature artist Franz Anthony found a caterpillar on a leaf rearing both its ends up at him, he thought it kind of looked two weaver ants. The color, the seemingly segmented body, the bulbs and ...

There’s a new ant–agonist on the pesticide market. According to a review published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, trees protected by weaver ants have less pests, less plant damage, and show an ...

While some ants are considered pests themselves, weaver ants from the genus Oecophylla are good pest controllers that actually help improve crop yields for farmers. According to a new review published ...

The secret behind the teamwork of weaver ants, social insects that build nests and live together, has been uncovered. The findings are expected to serve as a reference for robot design. A research ...

What if I told you humans aren't the only ones that set budgets? Of course, I don't mean the kind of budget where you break down how much you're going to spend on takeout each month. Instead, I mean ...

(via Kurzgesagt) Deep in tropical jungles lie floating kingdoms ruled by beautiful and deadly masters: They are sort of the high elves of the ant kingdoms: Talented architects that create castles and ...

In the tropical forests of Australia and Asia, tiny red ants build vast, hanging homes by stitching leaves together with silk. But scientists have now discovered that these ants, called Oecophylla ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 3, 2015) A study published this week reveals that ants are a cheaper, more effective means to managing pests than toxic chemical pesticides. The review was conducted by ...

Benefits arising from facultative mutualisms between ants and plants vary with the identity of the ant partner. Invasive and native ants are both attracted to plants that offer extrafloral nectar, but ...