An ant colony is the epitome of social organization where up to millions of individuals
cooperate to survive, compete, and reproduce as a single superorganism, Female members …

Melipona stingless bees display a paradoxical overproduction of queens, which are later
eliminated by nest-mate workers. Mechanistically, it was suggested that the monoterpenoid …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are often used in the chemical communication among social
insects. CHCs can be used in nestmate recognition and as queen pheromones, the latter …

Chemical compounds play a major role in the recognition processes in social insects, and
one class of compounds namely hydrocarbons cover the adult body, but also the surface of …

Chemical communication plays a major role in regulating social dynamics in social insect
colonies. The most studied class of chemical compounds are the cuticular hydrocarbons …

Recently, various philosophers and ethologists have argued or hypothesised that, in
addition to humans, there are also non-human animals that are capable of following rules …

This chapter considers our moral and justice obligations to non-human animals. The most
prominent approaches to animal ethics are reviewed with a focus on their implications for …

High levels of stress are known to accelerate biological aging in susceptible individuals,
often leading to a downward course of ill health and early death. This review explores how …

Les guêpes sont des insectes que beaucoup de gens ont tendance à détester. Mais sais-tu
que les guêpes rendent des services très importants dans la nature, comme la lutte contre …