How does a fly larva sneak into a termite nest? With a butt shaped like a termite’s head, obviously. An international team of researchers in Morocco has discovered blow fly larvae not just living but ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blow fly larva displays the fake termite head on its rear end, which seems to help it infiltrate and socialize in termite ...
An international team led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) has discovered fly larvae that infiltrate termite nests by mimicking their features and smell Published in Current Biology, the ...
In the world of espionage, disguises and deception are essential. But humans aren't the only ones with a talent for undercover operations. A newly discovered blow fly larva in Morocco may just be ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Learning the molecular processes that cause termite larvae to grow into workers, soldiers or reproductive adults may lead to new methods to decimate colonies of the wood-eaters, ...
A clear plastic container holding watery yellow-brown termite faeces has pride of place in the office of dipterologist, John Midgley, at the KwaZulu-Natal Museum in South Africa. He often searches the ...