“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...

They use chemical signals to communicate with each other. There are also soldier termites with large heads and jaws that protect the workers and defend the colony. The king and queen of the ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant spider, are experts at ...

For the first time ever, an international study led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a joint centre of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (the Spanish National ...

For decades, experts have relied on large-scale fumigation methods to eliminate damaging pests like termites. Termite fumigation isn’t right for every situation, but it’s a well-tested practice.

“So it’s kind of like a big singles bar in the air.” As social insects, termites reside in large, communal colonies ranging from a few hundred to a few million individuals. Sutherland said ...