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 ...

Socially parasitic ants can serve as protective symbionts for their fungus-growing hosts in the face of attacks by predatory raiding species. “This is really intriguing,” said evolutionary biologist ...

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 ...

Flying Ant How can ant be part of the Insect Air Show if he cant fly Hell just have to build a word to give him the lift he needs to be the star of the show Catch that C While PIG and ant are ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections caused by microscopic parasites borne by insects such as the tsetse fly.

Research from St. Olaf College and the University of Denver, published in Current Biology, found that a parasitic fly in Hawaii has evolved to eavesdrop on the mating calls of Pacific field crickets.

Flying ants are an indication the colony is preparing ... The beetle is not hazardous to humans or pets but can carry a ...

Parasite emergence increased to 60.5% in host larvae treated early in the 3rd instar with the insect growth regulator hydroprene and parasitized 2 days later, when they would otherwise be beyond the ...