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

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As if stealing the new queen's throne wasn't enough, these parasitic ants trick the workers into killing their own queen.

Scientists discovered a parasitic ant queen that hacks colony odors to trigger queen murder, exposing a rare form of chemical manipulation.

Researchers have discovered parasitic ant queens that use natural "chemical weapons" to trick ants from rival colonies.