Most social insect lineages contain socially parasitic cheater species that, rather than
produce their own workers, infiltrate the nests of closely related social species and force the …

Highlights•Hyper-diverse Hymenoptera order includes parasitic and social
insects.•Economically impactful for biological control and pollination.•Though second most …

Inquiline ants are highly specialized and obligate social parasites that infiltrate and exploit
colonies of closely related species. They have evolved many times convergently, are often …

Social insect societies are long-standing models for understanding social behaviour and
evolution. Unlike other advanced biological societies (such as the multicellular body), the …

A central goal of biology is to uncover the genetic basis for the origin of new phenotypes. A
particularly effective approach is to examine the genomic architecture of species that have …

Insect societies play a crucial role in the functioning of most ecosystems and have fascinated
both scientists and the lay public for centuries. Despite the long history of study, we are still …

Despite their reputation for building fortress-like colonies, ants and other social insects have
many natural enemies that can infiltrate and exploit them. This profitable strategy, which …

Obligate insect social parasites evolve traits to effectively locate and then exploit their hosts,
whereas hosts have complex social behavioral repertoires, which include sensory …

The geographical mosaic theory of coevolution predicts that species interactions vary
between locales. Depending on who leads the coevolutionary arms race, the effectivity of …

Eusociality is characterised by a reproductive division of labour, where some individuals
forgo direct reproduction to instead help raise kin. Socially polymorphic sweat bees are ideal …