Black-headed Weaver. Image by Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Weaver birds, belonging to the ...

Weaver ant nests used as an alternative pesticide in mango, cashew, and citrus trees have all been shown to lower pest damage and produce yields on par with several chemical pesticide treatments.

Weaver birds, belonging to the family Ploceidae, are small to medium-sized songbirds renowned for their unparalleled nest-building prowess. Found predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa, with some species ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

pathogen-combating ants are typically already present — such as weaver ants in mango orchards. If the species already dwell there, this could increase their numbers and efficiency. The technique ...

After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest. A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the ...

Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

Red wood ants are typically found in Eurasia’s temperate and boreal forests. But in recent decades, more nests have been disappearing as the forests have fallen victim to logging, urbanization ...