A queen Oecophylla smaragdina ant Didier Descouens via Wikimedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 Small animals don’t usually grow very old. Since they’re always at risk of becoming another critter’s quick snack, ...
Small animals don’t usually grow very old. Since they’re always at risk of becoming another critter’s quick snack, the best way to ensure that their genes will make it into the next generation is ...
Small animals don’t usually grow very old. Because they’re always at risk of becoming another critter’s quick snack, the best way to ensure that their genes will make it into the next generation is ...
In their natural habitat outdoors, termites and carpenter ants are beneficial, recycling woody debris and returning nutrients ...
Termites are the descendants of cockroaches, and have undergone significant genetic change to live in vast colonies where ...
The bugs are unique among colony-forming insects in that their queens cannot rule without a king. By Elizabeth Preston While millions of eyes are on the coronation of Charles III this weekend, other ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Poisonous baits are designed to smell and taste like foods that pest insects might want to consume, with varying degrees of success in controlling the pests. But a Purdue ...
Researchers at North Carolina State University have for the first time identified a specific chemical used by the higher termite castes -- the queens and the kings -- to communicate their royal status ...