How Acacia Trees Prevent Elephant Attacks: With Armies of Ants
The insects that live in a certain acacia sting the tender inside of pachyderms' trunks, deterring the hungry giants, ecologists report. The finding may be used to protect other vulnerable plants. Ecologists have discovered the secret weapon used by certain acacia trees to defend themselves against ravenous elephants: ants.
How Acacia Trees Prevent Elephant Attacks: With Armies of Ants
From Ed Yong: It's a classic David and Goliath story, except there are ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Discover Magazine
Threatened by elephants? Try recruiting ants
It's a classic David and Goliath story, except there are 90,000 Davids and ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Discover Magazine
Ants take on Goliath role in protecting trees in the savanna from elephants
Ants are not out of their weight class when defending trees from the appetite of nature's heavyweight, the African elephant, a new University of Florida study finds.
Thu 2 Sep 10 from PhysOrg
Ants Take on Goliath to Protect Trees, Tue 7 Sep 10 from Laboratory Equipment
Ants protect trees from elephants
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.
Thu 2 Sep 10 from BBC News
Tree's weapon against elephants? Ants
The insects that live in a certain acacia sting the tender inside of pachyderms' trunks, deterring the hungry giants, ecologists report. The finding may be used to protect other vulnerable plants. ...
Fri 3 Sep 10 from L.A. Times
Elephants are NOT afraid of mice (but they are terrified by ants)
Researchers have discovered that the giants of the African Savannah steer clear of trees infested with ants just in case they crawl up their trunks.
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Daily Mail
Ants Defeat Elephants to Save a Tree
An elephant's trunk is filled with nerve endings, making swarms of ants particularly prickly.
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Livescience
Tiny ant bodyguards keep massive elephants at bay
Sometimes size really doesn't matter. A new report published online on September 2 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that puny ants can be the best defense against hulking ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from Biology News
Tiniest creatures defend trees
GAINSVILLE, Fla., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers say one of Africa's smallest creatures -- the ant -- is up to the job of protecting trees from one of the continent's largest animals -- elephants. ...
Thu 2 Sep 10 from UPI
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