Scientists call the new species a hyperparasite because it parasitizes pathogenic fungus.

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The lancet liver fluke, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, has a complicated life cycle that begins with the hijacking of an ant's brain. The unsuspecting ant climbs up and clamps its powerful jaws onto the ...

Scientists from the Universiti Malaysia Sabah have discovered a newly identified “parasite of parasites ” in the tropical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two winged clonal raider ants stand out against a white background. Two winged clonal raider ants stand out against a white ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zombie ant parasite is ‘even more cunning’ than previously thought, scientists say A parasite that notoriously turns ants into ...

Nature can get downright brutal in the most unexpected ways—especially when parasites are involved. For the well-organized society of ants, some parasites are known to topple the existing social order ...

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The findings offer a new way to understand how some ants become total layabouts. Ants are known as hard workers, tirelessly attending to their assigned tasks -- foraging for food, nurturing larvae, ...

Imagine coming-to, jaws gripping the top of a swaying blade of grass, unaware of how you got there. That's the reality for ants infected with the lancet liver fluke, a tiny parasitic flatworm. Liver ...