Parasitic ants parasitize other ants using aggression and deception. Aa Aa Aa Among my fondest memories are the summers that I spent studying the ants of Elk Island National Park in western Canada.

Variation in the style of ectoparasitism is illustrated by the different lifestages involved and differing effects on the hosts by parasitic ants and eucharitids. Considerable variation in behavior ...

Velvet ants have enormous stingers ― half their body length ― and the research paper focused on the full defense system of ...

Dissected ant and where you can see the encapsulated parasites (white oval structures) spilling out of the hind body. Photo: Brian Lund Fredensborg Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Diversity of life history traits in the formicine ants. In clockwise direction ... which practices dependent and temporary social parasitic colony founding; (C) Formica gynocrates, representing ...

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