Tree’s weapon against elephants? Ants! By Amina Khan Staff Writer Sept. 4, 2010 9:57 AM PT ...

The ants protect the trees by attacking other insects and animals that might eat or harm it. They also keep the tree clear of vines that may encircle parts of the tree. The ability to mend trees ...

Ants in your pants? That's nothing compared with ants up your snout. And that's what elephants in the African savanna must contend with when trying to snag a meal from a certain type of acacia tree.

A: Ants climb bay trees to get the "honey dew" (aphid poop) that is invariably present on the bay leaves. The honey dew is full of sugar the aphids have sucked from the leaf cells and veins.

Tests of thousands of C. atratus ants, dropped from the canopy on windless days, found the majority grasping the trunk. Some returned to the treetop within 10 minutes.

A 2-meter tree in a dry spot may have 8,000 ants on it, compared to a few hundred on the same-sized tree in a damp locale, Pringle said -- and it’s probably because they’re getting egged on by ...

Whichever trunk protection you use, start it as low as you can get it (at least under the mulch) and go up to at least 4 feet on the trunk.

TAMBOPATA, Peru — While wandering around the Amazon jungle during a rainstorm, entomologist Aaron Pomerantz observed a most unusual little drama: On a rain-splattered tree trunk, cryptic ...

Ants in your pants? That's nothing compared with ants up your snout. And that's what elephants in the African savanna must contend with when trying to snag a meal from a certain type of acacia tree.