Ant-following birds are well studied in the neotropical Americas. In Africa, however, “people have seen birds follow ants, but nobody has really looked” to see whether the animals have a ...

The ants are considered one of the worst invasive species worldwide and have also been found in Florida, California, Australia and parts of Africa and South America. “They probably came in ...

A species of African ant lives a life so fierce that it's become expert at wartime triage. In fact, the behavior exhibited by Matabele ants marks the first time that non-humans have been observed ...

Ants from an African species dress the wounds of their fellow “soldiers” after their army’s fierce battles with termites.

Ant-nest invaders beware: The African ant species Crematogaster striatula has venom so potent that termites don't even need to come in contact with it to feel its wrath. The chemical can kill at a ...

Watch Ants Carry Wounded Off Battlefield—Never Before Seen. When clashing with termites, a type of African ant rescues its injured comrades, who then recover quickly, a new study says.

West African Folktales compiled by Stephen A. Gale. Lincolnwood, IL: National Textbook Company, 1995. Includes more than 40 tales from 15 West African countries.

A guide for a safari lodge in South Africa has captured extraordinary footage showing a large hornbill perched atop an ant hill while allowing the insencts to swarm over its body.

Researchers from the University of Würzburg in Germany observed last year that an African ant species, ... The ants amputated 21 of the 24 femur-injured ants, and all 21 survived.

Use a map to locate the Mandara Mountains in Cameroon. Using a world map, have students first locate Africa and then Cameroon (the section of land between Nigeria and Chad). Finally have them ...