These flies may appear innocuous, but they play a pivotal role in pest control. Tachinid flies lay their eggs on or near host insects like caterpillars and beetles. The larvae then burrow into the ...

“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 ...

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

A South Australian business is using black soldier fly larvae to convert food waste into pet food and products for the agriculture industry. Now the business has partnered with a local grape ...

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 ...

Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...

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

The female receives a dead insect as a gift from the male during mating. The gift provides the female with the necessary protein to produce eggs. If the male arrives empty-handed, he is rejected.