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.

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

In an ant colony, the queen is dying, under attack by her own daughters. Meanwhile, the true enemy — an invader queen from ...

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

In the ruthless world of parasitic ants, taking over a host colony is a matter of life and death. The conventional understanding has ...

A sneaky spray of chemicals makes ant workers turn on their own mother — the queen — so a parasitic invader can take over the ...

L. orientalis usurps the throne by making their way into the nest and spraying the host queen with chemicals. As the dose ...