Characteristics of social immune memory were observed in colonies of Atta sexdens exposed to four different pathogenic fungi.

A study conducted by researchers from São Paulo State University (UNESP), in Brazil, and collaborators shows that lemon ...

killing the pupa along with the ant-killing fungus, Metarhizium brunneum, that had infected it. The behavior evolved in social insects such as ants, honeybees, and termites to protect colonies from ...

When I get sick, I'm like one of those ants that get infected by the weird fungus that grows a mushroom out of its head in Blue Planet. The fungus takes over the ant's brain and makes it climb as ...

“We found that infected ants first lose their daily rhythms,” said de Bekker. “Ants—like us—have biological clocks, and many of the species that get infected are actually nocturnal species, so ...

The infected ant is marked in white. We first observe wound care by the nursing ant, followed by the collection of metapleural gland secretions using the forelegs to reach the gland and mouth and ...

Scientists say the behaviour of the fungus mirrors that of ants infected by fungi of the genus Ophiocordyceps, previously reported from the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil. The story of the "zombie ...

In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Minns Labor Government has taken immediate action to ensure that fire ant carrying materials, such as hay, sourced from both the storm impacted and ...