While animal mothers are known to sometimes dispatch of their young, very few animals will kill their own mother: the care ...

Kudzu bugs live in kudzu vines most of the year but search for warmth when cold weather comes. Keep these invasive pests out of your home this winter.

Lasius orientalis and Lasius umbratus—invade and overtake a host ant colony. In both cases, the parasitic ant queen invades the nest and sprays the host colony queen with what is likely formic acid.

Scientists say they have for the first time unlocked how a parasitic ant uses chemical warfare to take over the nest of a ...

They explained that in the ruthless world of parasitic ants, taking over a host colony is a matter of life and death.

Newly mated parasitic queen ants invade colonies and spray their victims with a chemical irritant that provokes the workers to kill their mother.

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.