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

A type of parasitic ant takes over the colonies of a related species by inciting the workers to kill their queen, then taking her place. Around 230 species of ants are considered parasites – they lay ...

Biologist E.O. Wilson once wrote that "ants are the most warlike of all animals," noting that clashes between ant colonies dwarfed the human battles at Waterloo and Gettysburg. But sometimes ant ...

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a different species, by tricking workers into an unlikely assassination. The ...

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.

Ants infiltrating your kitchen? Deer nibbling your vegetables? Peachtree borer killing your fruit trees? A pantry essential ...

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

While animal mothers are known to sometimes dispatch of their young, very few animals will kill their own mother: the care ...