ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Predatory beetles can detect the unique alarm signal released by ants that are under attack by parasitic flies, and the beetles use those overheard conversations to guide their search ...

ANTS are known for their remarkably sophisticated colonies, coordinating their behaviours to transform a pile of dirt into a complex structure in as little as a week – but there are other ...

Ozaena ground beetles likely have anatomical adaptations enabling them to parasitize ant nests throughout their life cycle, according to a new study. Ozaena ground beetles likely have anatomical ...

Some ants kill the queens of another species and take over their colonies, but we now know at least one species gets workers ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Ever since a forward-thinking trio of physicists identified the phenomenon known as self-organized criticality---a mechanism by which complexity arises in nature---scientists have ...

She hadn’t eaten in days. While her cousins in the next room over had eagerly scarfed down a smorgasbord of treats, she refused each item placed before her. And the situation was getting dire: If her ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An attack on a neonate garter snake by a Dytiscus sp. larva was witnessed. The snake died within 7 minutes of the attack. Journal Information ...

This image shows the coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae detected in plants shipped from Oahu to Lanai. Photo courtesy Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity Since May, officials report there have ...

Like human armies, army ants spell trouble for anything that finds itself in their path. The insects make a habit of killing organisms, often much larger than themselves, breaking them into pieces and ...