Matricide among animals is the killing of a mother by her own genetic offspring.

Scientists found that a fungus called Escovopsis living in ant nests has a long and surprising history. New research shows a ...

At the base of mossy trees, deep in the mountains of Taiwan and mainland Japan or nestled in the subtropical forests of ...

Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

She sprays the host queen with a unique chemical cocktail, likely containing formic acid, which alters the host queen's scent ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ...

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ecological functions. According to ...

Parasitism is a common life strategy in the natural world; how they will fare under climate change remains to be seen ...

The Queensland Bureau of Meteorology had earlier issued a warning of what it described as a “very dangerous storm” to hit the ...

Parasitic ant queens have evolved a sophisticated strategy to infiltrate and take over established colonies. By releasing ...

An ant queen doesn't just steal a colony; she convinces thousands of workers to murder their own mother to make her their ...

Sick young ants release a smell to tell worker ants to destroy them to protect the colony from infection, scientists said ...