Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. A male lion looks out across the savannah inside the Ol Kinyei ...

A new study explores a disruptive force in the delicate African ecosystem that holds consequences for even top predators like lions. The big-headed ant, first recorded on the island of Mauritius, has ...

Lions have long stood atop the food chain, but now a new enemy has forced the dominant carnivores in Kenya to change their hunting strategies and diets. The threat? Ants that are smaller than a grain ...

The arrival of a tiny ant to a Kenyan wildlife preserve has made ripples in the food chain, all the way up to the mighty lion's eating habits. In just two decades, this invasive insect changed the ...

Aquachigger He found the biggest ant lion trap he’d ever seen - then an ant fell straight in Posted: August 13, 2026 | Last updated: August 13, 2026 He stopped during a hike to show the tiny sand ...

Native acacia ants are killed by the smaller invasive big-headed ants, leaving whistling-thorn trees defenseless against elephants. Credit: Pat Milligan When people talk about the interconnectedness ...

Mutualism describes a relationship that benefits both parties – the win-win of our world. A new study reports on a mutualism that goes from ants to trees to elephants to lions and zebras. It serves as ...

He stopped during a hike to show the tiny sand funnels made by ant lions. Most of them looked harmless, until he found one bigger than any he had seen before. Then an ant slipped into the trap right ...