“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 ...

Now, an international team of scientists have observed a blow fly successfully living in disguise among termites–by wearing ‘termite masks.’ The findings are detailed in a study published ...

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 ...

To pull off the 3,500 km (2,000 mile) flight over the Arabian Sea, they must first stock up on protein-rich food, and ...

the swarmers will take flight and pair off allowing the couples to shed their wings, mate and ultimately find a new nest to populate. This occurs usually once-a-year. 3. Preventing termite ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 89, No. 2 (Jun., 2006), pp. 183-193 (11 pages) Exotic introductions of Formosan Subterranean Termite (FST) to the United States from Asia have had significant economic ...