Termites eat wood and can enter homes. People often ask, “do termites bite humans?”. While rare, the answer is yes. Th ...

“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to collect grass, so they have functional eyes that the larvae are able to mimic ...

They attack other colonies looking to conquer and take food. The attackers even take the other colony’s eggs and hatch them to become slaves. Termites feed on wood. The community’s made up of kings, ...

They attack other colonies looking to conquer and take food. The attackers even take the other colony’s eggs and hatch them to become slaves. Termites need to feed on wood products to survive. ©vinit ...

Spring weather is prime time for termites. It's the time of year when they swarm, looking for new places to live. Here's the ...

And since the larvae have so many of these protrusions, they're able to communicate with several termites at once. Those are both impressive adaptations, but still not quite enough on their own. Each ...

Though no one may be around to hear when a tree falls in the forest, countless critters take note. Dormant fungi within the ...

These structures facilitate interactions with termites, allowing the larvae to communicate simultaneously with multiple individuals. This morphological adaptation is essential to avoid being ...