Imagine a world hidden within the hollow stem of a plant—a bustling metropolis of ants, secret tunnels, nurseries, and an ...

It eats structures called Beltian bodies that are found on the tips of acacia tree leaves. Though Bagheera kiplingi was ... These spiders also eat nectar and ant larvae, and if they’re really hungry, ...

Some ant species go beyond mere defense and will actively attack neighboring plants that might compete with their host tree, clearing a competitive-free zone around their acacia. Research has shown ...

NARRATOR: So Giraffe gulped the herbs down in one bite. NARRATOR: Without missing a beat, Giraffe took off toward the acacia trees. Her stride was long and graceful – and fast! She reached the ...

When someone says “safari,” your brain might at once teleport you straight to the Serengeti — lions, acacia trees, and a zebra or two posing dramatically at sunset. But hold on, as India is ...

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In addition to 145 acres of Cortese and Barbera vineyards, there stands chestnut and acacia trees, cultivated fields, pastures, lakes, vegetable and flower gardens, and fruit orchards. The cellar ...

Surprise! It's the ants in the acacia that keep the grasslands healthy. Dino Martins I asked a group of new millennials—the generation born in the 1980s and later—how the Smithsonian might ...

Red cliffs soar towards a cloudless blue sky and the only breaks in the surrounding sands are occasional acacia trees and spiky, pale green patches of scrub. Sweat gently trickles down my nape ...

I had seen powerful older males shake full-grown acacia trees to make the seed pods—a favorite food of elephants—shower down to the ground. On some of these occasions a younger bull or two ...

He has traveled to almost every corner of the 5,700-square-mile park, counting birds and acacia trees to assess how the various species of trees affect the number and variety of birds and butterflies.