Birds Follow Army-Ants to Find Prey
Birds Follow Army-Ants to Find Prey
By Robb Brumfield
30 May 2007
Livescience.com
This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
Crafty birds deep in the jungles of Panama have found a unique hunting strategy: following army ants and picking off prey that try to escape the crawling swarm. Robb Brumfield treks through remote jungle to study these birds – this story is a window into one of his recent trips and insight into his research.
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