After four decades of research, a scientist returns to the Amazon in an effort to change the behavior that has lead to years of environmental crisis.

Q: I have leaf cutter ants attacking my crape myrtle for the fourth time. I've used poison at the entry to their nests, and it seems to work for two to three months. They really like this crape myrtle ...

To latch onto a deer, ticks must first pierce a thick, furry hide. Leaf-cutter ants easily gnaw through tough tropical leaves. And scorpions use their tails to inject venom into prey several times ...

DEAR NEIL: I was gifted a (crowded) bowl of succulents with many plants in that bowl. I know there are too many. How do I transplant them, and how can I tell if they’re going to make it through the ...

Discover the Dinoponera, Earth's largest ant, reaching up to 4 cm! These South American giants boast a unique queenless ...

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Farji-Brener, Alejandro and Sierra, Claudine. 1994. "Distribution of attacked plants along trails in leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Consequences in territorial strategies." Revista de ...

More than 100 million red crabs making their annual trek from Christmas Island's rainforest to the coast are creating a migration spectacle that occupies countless bucket lists.