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

Do you know how impressive termite mounds are? Read all about these incredible structures and what they teach human ...

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

Out of thousands of species of termites, only the ones residing in Africa, Australia, Asia, and South America build mounds, or above-ground structures made from mud, soil, and termite saliva ...

“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 ...

Krah et al. / BMC Evolutionary Biology 2019 (Top, Middle); Jakob Hildebrandt / UFZ (Bottom) Such insects accelerate microbial ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.