inquilines do not produce worker offspring, but instead invest most of their energy into producing eggs that eventually develop into sexual forms. In the extreme case of the Swiss ant ...

Ants serve as models in all kinds of studies ... The rest of the time, the queen's offspring all become nonbreeding females—a fierce sisterhood of near clones that patrol their colony's ...

the ants tended to ignore adult tarantulas as well as tarantula offspring. In the rare instances when the ants did attack, the tarantulas' stiff hairs offered adequate protection. "The dense hair ...

Florida scrub jay offspring are known to stay at the natal ... Complex hybrid origin of genetic caste determination in harvester ants. Nature 424, 306–309 (2003). Monnin, T.

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...