In the Arizona desert, scientists have uncovered a bizarre and almost unbelievable partnership between ants: tiny cone ants acting as “cleaners” for much larger harvester ants. Instead of attacking, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Hundreds of live hornbills and their parts, including casques, heads and feathers, are illegally traded in Indonesia, some online, according to a ...

New Delhi: The avian story involving an adult female Oriental Pied Hornbill and Grey Hornbills that has recently gripped birders at Lodhi Garden on Tuesday took an interesting turn. The Oriental Pied ...

Every morning at Lodhi Garden, beneath an ageing semal tree, a strange domestic drama is unfolding between hornbills that do not quite belong together. One of the grey hornbills. (Courtesy: Nikhil ...

Court cases in Kenya point to a growing market for ants as exotic pets in Asia and Europe that has implications for conservation and biosecurity In the biblical text Book of Proverbs, King Solomon ...

Asian needle ants are an invasive species from East Asia that have been spreading across the southeastern United States. Their venomous sting can cause intense pain and, in some cases, ...

Julio is a Senior Author for Collider. He studied History and International Relations at university, but found his calling in cultural journalism. When he isn't writing, Julio also teaches English at ...

Unsuspecting insects with potentially lethal stings have invaded the US spreading across the country including to Massachusetts and are causing havoc on local ecosystems. The insects, known as Asian ...

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...

An invasive ant species is spreading in Mississippi. They're decimating native ecosystems, and the sting is more painful than a fire ant. Mississippi has 167 native species of ant, according to ...

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Some butterfly species can’t grow unless they trick ants into taking them home with a complex rhythmic signal. By Rebecca Dzombak Rebecca Dzombak has reported on parasitic ant queens and the number of ...