Most ant species are born into royalty. But for Indian jumping ants, female workers can fight for the crown. The catch? The winner becomes queen, but its brain also shrinks. In a study published ...

Cathlyn Melo is an experienced anime writer from the Philippines with a Master in Business Administration. She was once a hospital employee before deciding to pursue her passion for anime and manga ...

Move over, Game of Thrones—ants can turn armies against their leaders and use subterfuge to take over entire kingdoms, too. This chilling discovery did not originate with a professional scientist, but ...

Entomologist Jessica Purcell calls the learned behavior “a new height of exploitation” Getty Parasitic queen ants infiltrate rival ant colonies and trigger workers to kill their own queen The takeover ...

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Scientists document a new form of host manipulation where an invading, parasitic ant queen "tricks" ant workers into killing their queen mother. The invading ant integrates herself into the nest by ...