The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The common perception is that the queen's only ...
Several insect species, including ants, honeybees and termites, live in highly organized societies, also known as social insect colonies. Insects living in these colonies can take on different roles, ...
They are among the animal kingdom's most industrious workers … now a study reveals why colonies of ants and bees depend on females for their success. Altruistic workers in social insect colonies – ...
A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats affected by air pollution are attacked when they re-enter the colony. The ...
The loss of a queen triggers intense battles for power among female wasps, disrupting the colony’s social structure.
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A New York cemetery just turned out to hide the world’s biggest wild bee colony — 5.5 million insects tunneling beneath a 1.5-acre plot for over a century
In spring 2022, an Ithaca, New York, resident named Rachel Fordyce noticed something strange in East Lawn Cemetery. Patches ...
In Brazil's vast Cerrado region, Professor Luiz Carlos Forti and his team made a scientific breakthrough. They poured ten ...
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