Africa 's ecosystems are teeming with intriguing dynamics, and the whistling thorn acacia holds center stage in the savannah ...

It’s also the home to the native acacia ant. The acacia ant has a symbiotic relationship with the whistling-thorn tree. The tree provides the acacia ants with shelter and food, and, in return ...

Then arrives the big-headed ant, which effectively kills these native acacia ants that protect the whistling-thorn tree. Big-headed ants overrun the place over the past two decades, do not protect ...