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 ...

This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.

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 ...

Food hardness preference reveals multisensory contributions of fly larval gustatory organs in behaviour and physiology. PLOS Biology , 2025; 23 (1): e3002730 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002730 Cite ...

Dohr, Germany Info from Licensor: "My name is Lothar Lenz, and I am a biologist and wildlife photographer from the Eifel ...

A crane fly lays eggs in low-lying areas near water, which hatch as larvae. These larvae are called leather jackets and are brown or gray and cylinder-shaped. They have finger-like projections on ...

A controversial offshore petroleum licence has been cancelled by the government for public interest reasons, after being fought in courts for a surprising reason. Petroleum Exploration Permit 11 ...

points out that its No Fly Zones created “missed opportunities, delayed operations, or unnecessary waiting times” for pilots. “This was especially challenging for commercial operators ...

By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's view of the world. Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness ...

This flesh-eating fly, known as the lucille moth, is wreaking havoc on the American continent, particularly in South America.