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

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 ...

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

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

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: ...

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

Professor Adam Hart is joined by a team of primary school scientists to explore the fascinating underground world of a leafcutter ant colony. The young scientists get hands-on in their lab ...