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

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 ...

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

This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.

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 ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Termite Damage in Virginia Beach Subterranean termites are not alone in Virginia Beach. The drywood termite has been discov ...

Subterranean termites build mud tubes and bring soil to the wood where they feed (Figure 2 and 3). In the southern U.S. and western U.S., drywood and dampwood termite species are also found. They nest ...