but these are not ‘our’ wood ants. Native to Eurasia, they range from Scandinavia to southern Siberia, from Spain to Asia Minor, and North America claims them, too. The defensive spray, formic acid, ...

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface of a tree, perpetually hunting for food. While doing so, each ...

Badgers, foxes and green woodpeckers are probably the main ant predators. They attempt to defend themselves from predators (and humans) by producing and spraying formic acid - a smelly substance ...

Badgers, foxes and green woodpeckers are probably the main ant predators. They attempt to defend themselves from predators (and humans) by producing and spraying formic acid - a smelly substance ...