This led to an ongoing Egyptological investigation of the mysterious journey taken by Ankh-Hap from ancient Egypt to modern America.

Researchers found that parasitic queens used bold deception. They entered nests belonging to other ant species. They then ...

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

Parasitic ants have developed a method to take over colonies with rulers too strong to defeat by direct attack. They use a ...

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