Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part ...

Social insects have evolved sophisticated systems of disease resistance that integrate individual immune responses with collective behavioural defences. These adaptive strategies are exemplified by ...

The interplay between gene regulation and behavioural plasticity is central to understanding how social insects achieve remarkable adaptability in their colony roles. Molecular pathways, such as those ...

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 ...

Scientists have long known that the social insects in the order Hymenoptera–which includes ants, bees, and wasps–have an unusual mechanism for sex determination: Unfertilized eggs develop into males, ...

In one species of ants, workers duel to establish new leadership after the death of their queen. While these sparring matches stretch for more than a month, changes in behavior and gene expression in ...

"With 491 Figures and 26 Tables" --Title page. ENTMAI copy purchased from the Cullman Endowment. Contents Aculeata: phylogeny and classification.- african honey bees.- Allodapini.- Allomones.- ...