Symbiotic relationships between species are both common and incredible, including those between ants and these four insects, ...

They can have a drastic effect on native plants and wildlife ... numbers are now dwindling because of the tiny ants. Elephants like to eat acacia trees but are often held at bay by acacia ants.

Africa 's ecosystems are teeming with intriguing dynamics, and the whistling thorn acacia holds center stage in the savannah ...

Native ants historically protected acacia trees in Kenya's Ol Pejeta Nature Conservancy, but the invasive big-headed ants disrupt this harmony, leaving the trees vulnerable to destruction by ...