Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally “farm” them – much like humans farm their ...

Some ants treat their own infections by eating aphids containing an antiseptic ingredient. In previous laboratory experiments, silky ants (Formica fusca) with fungal infections chose to eat food laced ...

You may have noticed the unsightly earthen mounds of the imported fire ant popping up in your home vegetable garden plot. Although fire ants can be beneficial insects, the problems they cause in urban ...