They explained that in the ruthless world of parasitic ants, taking over a host colony is a matter of life and death.
While ant queen violence is well-known, scientists recently documented the first evidence of parasite-induced matricide ...
Scientists newly described how a parasitic ant queen infiltrates another ant species’ colony and tricks the workers into killing their mother.
For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.
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'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself
A sneaky spray of chemicals makes ant workers turn on their own mother — the queen — so a parasitic invader can take over the ...
A former Homeland Security supervisor is accused of using his government-issued credit card to gamble at a West Virginia casino. WHAG News reports that Gene Protogiannis, 55, of Virginia, has been ...
U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered to stop using body cameras during field operations, citing security risks linked to social media posts, NewsNation reported Saturday. “All U.S. Border ...
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Parasitic Ant Queens Use Chemical Warfare To Incite Revolutions Against Reigning Queens
L. orientalis usurps the throne by making their way into the nest and spraying the host queen with chemicals. As the dose ...
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