“Devastating Impact’: How Invasive Ants Affect Lions’ Hunting Behavior. Big-headed ants are changing the landscape in Kenya in subtle but devastating ways.
The number of zebras killed by lions has fallen sharply due to the spread of big-headed ant. The researchers want to monitor developments as they continue to spread from Africa via India and North America, as tag tags are used to track them. There they cause significant damage by forming super-chauffeur colonies and displacing native species.