Numerous plants feature broad, deeply lobed leaves. But those of the cecropia tree (C. palmata, formerly peltata) are unmistakable. Each leaf is up to 18 inches across, has 7 to 11 lobes and is ...

Ants have been seen healing wounded trees in Panama—behavior that is believed to have never been observed before. When holes were drilled into Cecropia tree trunks, the ants emerged from their homes ...

Despite significant movement restrictions during the first wave of the pandemic in Panama City, a group of curious high school students roamed their neighborhood drilling holes into Cecropia trees and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add repairman to the skills of ants. The super-strength and communicative power of ants are well documented. Ants can lift more ...

One afternoon, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama, a bored teenager with a slingshot and a clay ball accidentally shot entry and exit holes in a Cecropia tree trunk. These are ...

A thunderstorm loomed in the distance, soaking rains just minutes away. On a young red maple tree, a newly enclosed cecropia moth slowly pumped its wings. Freshly emerged from its cocoon, it has one ...