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These beetles are entirely dependent on ants for survival. Here's why that's not an evolutionary death sentence
Ant colonies are well-defended fortresses. The social insects quickly sniff out most intruders and kill them to protect their ...
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Study shows that certain parasitic ant queens take over rival ant species using scent to turn a rival queen’s workers against her
It's an effective trick if you can get away with it.
And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...
Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species. A team ...
(CNN) — Researchers have uncovered an unusual survival strategy in Iberian harvester ants that turns basic biology on its head: The queens can produce eggs that develop into two different ant species.
S. lativentris beetles evade detection — and attack — by grooming the ants to harvest chemicals called cuticular hydrocarbons ...
Native ants in the forests around the recent Eaton fire had survived the heat, flames and smoke, an evolutionary survival ...
Ant trails are easy to spot and can alert you to a new infestation of ants in your home. Scout ants leave the colony to search for food, and when they find it, they lay down a pheromone trail for the ...
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