To test this, the researchers presented founding queens of the black garden ant (Lasius niger ... several hours chewing them up until they're all consumed." Despite the potential risk of infection ...

It appears to be a defense strategy to combat disease within the nascent colony. Researchers observed that the queens of the black garden ant (Lasius niger) consume their larvae infected by a ...

To study immune priming in invertebrates, Swiss and Panamanian researchers chose two that have plenty of time to build immunity: Lasius niger (above) and Formica selysi ant queens, which may live ...

But those measures won't do in the nursery of a black garden ant (Lasius niger), especially when the colony is just getting started. In this vulnerable state, queens can't just drag sick larvae ...

The black garden queen (Lasius niger) ant plays a crucial role in the survival ... the fungus can quickly infect the entire ...

Lasius niger queens can generally live for up to 15 years (although ... For example, in woodland you may see wood ants. All ants require good weather to fly, with no rain or wind. The temperature and ...

Ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness and then recycle them into producing new eggs, a new study has revealed. The study, carried out by researchers at Oxford ...

Parasitic queens, regardless of the type of social parasitism, must all somehow usurp a host colony and gain acceptance within the colony. In some ants, the queens use stealth or brute force to ...