CHILD #1:Why do they cut the leaves? 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 ...

‘Not so much to eat now is there,’ said the Grasshopper. ‘We’ve got plenty,’ said the Ant. ‘Our store rooms are full of seeds and corn. Got loads of food. Enough to see us safely ...

They till your soil, clean up debris, plant seeds, fertilize your plants ... like aphids and mealybugs. They even eat ...

Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the ...

Some ants treat their own infections by eating aphids containing an antiseptic ingredient. In previous laboratory experiments ...

A mother's love isn't necessarily universal across the animal kingdom, with some mothers even resorting to eating children who aren't quite up to scratch. Ant queens in colonies of black garden ...

In a surprising twist from the natural world, queen ants are taking extreme measures to protect their colonies from disease by eating their own infected offspring. According to a new study led by ...

Ants protect these pests by fending off their predators. However, some aphids won't produce honeydew for the ants and in that situation the ants may eat them. Some ants, including yellow meadow ants, ...

So, what do bluebirds eat? This doughty little bird with its sweet song is a type of thrush and a member of the Sialia genus.

Ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness, then benefit from the nutrients when producing new eggs, a study led by the University of Oxford has found. Researchers at the ...

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The black garden queen ant (Lasius niger) ensures colony survival by laying thousands of eggs after a single mating. Her diet, including honeydew, insects, and sometimes her own infected larvae ...