Each weaver ant colony inhabits from half a dozen to more than a hundred nests at any given time, forming a metropolis of boroughs and suburbs connected by busy commuter routes. A hierarchy of ...

Symbiotic relationships between species are both common and incredible, including those between ants and these four insects, as well as one honorable mention.

Living with the enemy The jumping spider Phintella piatensis hangs out with Asian weaver ants ... By building specialized nests near the ants' colonies (thickly woven, cocoon-like structures ...

This body of work should be both original and outstanding. When a weaver ant colony went hunting for small insects on a dry riverbed, this beetle began to pick them off. In an act of defence, one of ...

Ripan was photographing a red weaver ant colony when he spotted this slightly strange individual. It may have the face of an ant but its eight legs give it away – on closer inspection Ripan discovered ...