11 votes

Tiny ant species disrupts lion's hunting behavior

1 comment

  1. C-Cab
    Link
    Summary from the article: I'm a bit biased due to my study organisms, but this is a great bit of research demonstrating the profound ecological impacts of insects, or more broadly, introducing new...

    Summary from the article:

    Data gathered through years of observation reveal an innocuous-seeming ant is disrupting an ecosystem in East Africa, illustrating the complex web of interactions among ants, trees, lions, zebras and buffaloes.

    I'm a bit biased due to my study organisms, but this is a great bit of research demonstrating the profound ecological impacts of insects, or more broadly, introducing new species to an ecosystem. This is not unlike the ecological changes that came out of Yellowstone when they reintroduced wolves.

    5 votes