Scientists document a rare form of social parasitism in which invading queens weaponize chemistry and worker ants to dethrone ...

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

Scientists newly described how a parasitic ant queen infiltrates another ant species’ colony and tricks the workers into killing their mother.

They explained that in the ruthless world of parasitic ants, taking over a host colony is a matter of life and death.

Lasius orientalis and Lasius umbratus—invade and overtake a host ant colony. In both cases, the parasitic ant queen invades the nest and sprays the host colony queen with what is likely formic acid.

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Tawny crazy ants have taken over the gulf states and are now encroaching inland, destroying electronics and other species, ...

Researchers observed nests created by ants of the Lasius genus and found out how their members attack their own mothers due ...

Knowing how to get rid of ants around the house is important. But it’s also fun to learn just how fascinating these creatures are. They’re industrious and super smart, as far as ...

This program takes viewers into Australia’s remote and mysterious Northern Territory. This program takes viewers into Australia’s remote and mysterious Northern Territory. Described by many as the ...

Starting a colony is a dangerous enterprise - so some ants find creative and brutal techniques to take over other queens’ ...