Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.
Queens of some ant species have evolved an unusually hostile mode for colony takeover: they infiltrate colonies of other ant species and manipulate the worker ants into killing their own queen — their ...
In a horrific but easy-to-visualise scene, the ants grab its limbs and pull backwards, while the insect struggles in the opposite direction, where more hidden jaws are waiting to grab it. The ants ...