There are many reasons ants build mounds. First, the mounds help to maintain the nest’s internal temperature. It covers them as they eat, work, and live. They also serve as a protective barrier ...

Ingo Arndt (Germany) documents the efficient dismemberment of a blue ground beetle by red wood ants. “Full of ant” is how Ingo described himself after lying next to the ants’ nest for just a few ...

When building a bird nest in ant territory, the best defense could be an offensive fungus. Swollen-thorn acacia trees are aggressively defended by multiple species of ants. And yet, several ...

Ants have farmed fungi for 66 million years, according to new work in the journal Science. It's a relationship that ...

Where their activity has loosened plants, firm the plants back into the soil and water well. Good watering tends to discourage ants, as they prefer dry conditions. Ant nests (hills) can be broken up ...

It can be found early on in the Ant Nest, just above the Food Storage area of the section. When entering the larger area of the Ant Nest, players can find several pits they can drop into.

Credit: Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod / Wildlife Photographer of the Year In a village where forests once grew, a tiger ...

Breathtaking shots shine a light on the wonders of wildlife and the threats that human activities pose to the natural world ...

More than 20 lineages of animals farm, including termites, beetles and ... I've dug up hundreds or maybe thousands of ant - fungus-farming ant nests in the tropics. That partly accounts for ...

If you suddenly see flying ants in your home, it could mean that mating season has begun and that there is a nest nearby.