A colony of 250,000 ants call the average anthill home — here's what inside their mound
A colony of 250,000 ants call the average anthill home — here's what inside their mound
Feb 2, 2020
BUSINESS INSIDERShira Polan, Elizabeth McCauley
You might have heard that ant colonies follow a queen—but did you know these queens can be dethroned? A new study has documented the queen of one ant species dethroning the queen of another. The usurper accomplished this by tricking the worker ants into killing their own mother queen, then taking over as the new ruler of the colony. It’s a form of matricide that’s both dramatic and unusual in nature, leaving scientists with many questions about how and why it happened. Learn more about invading
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You might have heard that ant colonies follow a queen—but did you know these queens can be dethroned? A new study has documented the queen of one ant species dethroning the queen of another. The usurper accomplished this by tricking the worker ants into killing their own mother queen, then taking over as the new ruler of the colony. It’s a form of matricide that’s both dramatic and unusual in nature, leaving scientists with many questions about how and why it happened. Learn more about invading
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In tightly guarded ant colony nests, anything that smells out of place is quickly attacked. New research suggests Sceptobius rove beetles infiltrate ant colonies for food and protection—by switching off their own chemical profile and coating themselves in the ants’ odor. There's just one catch to this undercover lifestyle. Explore the science behind their remarkable disguise: https://on.natgeo.com/4kD9uis | National Geographic
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In tightly guarded ant colony nests, anything that smells out of place is quickly attacked. New research suggests Sceptobius rove beetles infiltrate ant colonies for food and protection—by switching off their own chemical profile and coating themselves in the ants’ odor. There's just one catch to this undercover lifestyle. Explore the science behind their remarkable disguise: https://on.natgeo.com/4kD9uis | National Geographic
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