All this is easily explained by what evolution tells us about parasitism
Brood/social parasitism
https://files.catbox.moe/5i6gt3.jpeg
Kleptoparasitism
https://files.catbox.moe/y1fpqu.jpeg
Emery’s rule
https://files.catbox.moe/u3m92c.jpeg
Mafia hypothesis
https://files.catbox.moe/12r9gr.jpeg
This is an example of Mafia hypothesis behavior. The host that identifies/ rejects the parasite is aggressively attacked. It is genetic. And it pressures the host’s selection toward accepting the parasite.
Look at the attack provoked by merely noticing
You hard workers freak me out. Keep it up
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