Long-legged and lithe, they so aggressively dominate huge territories in the forest canopies that locals simply call them the tree ants. Or weaver ants, because they make their soccer-ball-size ...

spiny ant and weaver ant. The researchers identified the volatile compounds present in samples from each species, using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and matched them to odors sensed using an ...

We wanted to film hundreds of Australian weaver ants cooperating to build a nest from leaves. To secure the leaves these ants do something seen nowhere else in nature - they use their own grubs as ...

Occasionally, some breeding spaces are rented out to other bird species. Unlike many ant species, Asian weaver ants build their nests in trees. They weave and glue leaves together until they form ...