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On a fall night, under an outdoor light, a bee stumbles in circles, far from its hive. It cannot fly. Soon, its tormentor reveals itself: a writhing maggot breaks through its neck—killing the bee.

A core group of insects drives essential ecological functions worldwide, shaping food webs, soil systems, and plant health through roles that keep natural and agricultural environments stable.

Every clonal raider ant lives a nearly identical life. Each new generation of these blind, queenless ants is born at the same ...

Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the ...

Insects are often tiny and easily overlooked, yet some pose serious threats to human health and life, either through venomous stings, aggressive behaviour, or disease transmission. Understanding which ...

The Miss Philippines Cyrille Payumo. MISS CHARM, THE MISS PHILIPPINES, CYRILLE PAYUMO FACEBOOK PHOTOS The Philippines' Cyrille Payumo drew inspiration from an unlikely creature for her ...

The peppermint stick insect packs a peppermint-scented blast powerful enough to fend off hungry predators in Australia’s ...

The Indiana code for health inspections has been updated and these inspections reflect the new code. Skip to the end of this ...

Ant colonies survive because individuals are willing to die. New research shows that some of the most vulnerable members, ...

Growing up in Central Asia, then living in Malaysia, and now raising my daughter in São Paulo has exposed me to cuisines that ...