Host colony integration: Megalomyrmex guest ant parasites maintain peace with their host using weaponry
(2018)
Journal Article
Drijfhout. (2018). Host colony integration: Megalomyrmex guest ant parasites maintain peace with their host using weaponry. Animal Behaviour, 71 -79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.02.021
Social parasites exploit resources of other social species, to the detriment of their host. In order to enter and integrate in a host colony, social parasites must avoid being detected as a non-nestmate. The parasites, therefore, use one or a combina... Read More about Host colony integration: Megalomyrmex guest ant parasites maintain peace with their host using weaponry.