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 ...

“Ants—like us—have biological clocks ... “I became really captivated by these obligate parasites, where they absolutely require the host to survive.” “It's funny, because in graduate school, I had ...

From mice performing first aid to birds using antioxidants, animals display remarkable self-medication behaviors that could ...

Our comprehensive search suggests that venom delivery systems fully analogous to those of animals exist among plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and viruses. Thus, venomous organisms are far more ...

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