Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant ...

She is the mother of all the ants. That means she lays the eggs, that hatch into the larvae which in turn, become the adult ants. ADAM:'The ants in a colony are not all the same. There are ...

An 8-year-old’s casual backyard observation has transformed our understanding of an intricate relationship between ants, ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. The Florida Entomologist Vol. 92, No. 3, Sep., 2009 Ant Tending of Miami Blue Butterfly Larv... The larvae of many lycaenid butterflies (Lepidoptera: ...

Escamoles, sometimes called ant egg caviar, are a delicacy in Mexico. These ant larvae can cost over $50 per pound. And when they're exported prices can double. But finding escamoles isn't easy.

Researchers have identified the behavioral strategies that parasitic cricket species employ to infiltrate and inhabit host ant colonies. Their research demonstrates that these crickets use 'distancing ...

Parasitic crickets survive in dangerous ant colonies using genius dodging and distancing moves while staying hidden in safe ...

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered sophisticated behavioral strategies that enable parasitic crickets ...

Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's connections.

The black garden queen (Lasius niger) ant plays a crucial role in the survival and growth of her colony. As the sole reproducer, she is responsible for laying thousands of eggs throughout her life ...

This brood parasite survives in an ant colony by eating dead insects and ant larvae. The team found that most of the behaviors can be classified two ways–distancing and dodging. In distancing ...

Tanaka and colleagues studied this behavior in Myrmecophilus tetramorii, a "brood parasite" that sustains itself within host colonies by consuming dead insects and ant larvae. The researchers ...