According to the team, the relationship between the blow fly larvae and termites appears to be some form of social parasitism ...

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

DURING recent investigations on the behaviour of the primitive termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Hagen), evidence for trail-laying was obtained when it was noted that nymphs accurately followed the ...

A NEW type of fly maggot has evolved fake faces on their rear-ends as a clever tactic to infiltrate the nests of their prey, a new study has found. Researchers found that the Moroccan fly maggot, ...

There are over 2,500 different types of termites. Termite species are grouped based on their habitats. Dry wood and damp wood termites live in decaying wood with various moisture content.

Nature is full of cunning trickery, but few are as audacious as the blow fly. Imagine not only altering your smell and ...

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 ...

Termites of the species Neocapritermes taracua with a blue body on the back formed by laccase BP76. Termites of the species Neocapritermes taracua with a blue body on the back A termite of the ...

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 ...

Mites and nematodes associated with three subterranean termite species, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), Reticulitermes virginicus (Banks), and Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki were studied. Mites ...

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 ...