Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have developed to ...
Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...
Parasitic crickets, no larger than a grain of rice, have perfected a way of surviving within the heart of ant colonies. These master infiltrators don’t just survive – they thrive in what should be a ...
How crickets co-exist with hostile ant hosts Date: January 15, 2025 Source: Nagoya University Summary: Researchers have identified the behavioral strategies that parasitic cricket species employ ...