Tarantulas are hairy so that the army ants cleaning their homes don't eat them alive, a new study suggests. The study, ...

They typically eat nectar, seeds, fungus, or insects. However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants, with their large mandibles and painful stings, may prey on reptiles ...

A worker caste of honey-pot ants called repletes swell into tiny balls to store food collected by foragers. Army ants move in columns, eating all other insects and small animals in their path. Ants ...