Ant Queens That Steal Kingdoms
Some Lasius ants do not start a colony the usual way. Instead, a queen invades another ant colony and turns its workers against their own queen.Lasius Ants: Queens That Hijack Other Colonies
A Chemical Coup
Queens of Lasius orientalis and Lasius umbratus use chemical signals to fool worker ants. The workers kill their resident queen and accept the intruder as their own.Lasius Ants: Queens That Hijack Other Colonies
