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

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

Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing ...

Queen and worker ants develop from the same sets of genes, but perform completely different ecological roles. How the same genes result in two types of individuals is an ongoing mystery. In the past, ...

Most ant species are born into royalty. But for Indian jumping ants, female workers can fight for the crown. The catch? The winner becomes queen, but its brain also shrinks. In a study published ...