An ingenious morphological camouflage The larvae of this fly, from the genus Rhyncomya, have a unique structure on their posterior end: a "mask" that perfectly mimics the head of a termite. This ...

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 ...

Researchers found that the Moroccan fly maggot, a previously unknown type of fly larva, had developed butts that look like termite heads. The two-faced larvae were discovered by chance ...

But humans aren’t the only ones with a talent for undercover operations. A newly discovered blow fly larva in Morocco may just be nature’s best spy. This little larva has taken infiltration to ...

This time-lapse video shows the development of the nervous system in a fruit fly embryo as it transitions to the larval stage. Fruit flies have a high reproduction rate and a very short gestation ...

The fly larva uses its fake termite face to infiltrate termite mounds. (Image credit: Roger Vila) Mountain fly maggots have evolved fake faces on their butts as a cunning disguise to infiltrate ...

When an embryonic cell begins to differentiate, it is said to be determined for that function. Yet when cells of a fruit-fly larva are transplanted into an adult fly, their determination can change ...

Fly reels for trout fishing serve two main roles: To hold your fly line and backing and to have a drag capable of tiring out a fish during a fight. Pairing the right reel with your fly rod will ...

Find out more about them at the end of this article. While adult bee-flies are adorable, a young bee-fly isn't quite as endearing. The larva is a parasitoid, meaning it is a parasite that will end up ...

In the mountains of the Anti-Atlas in Morocco, a fly larva has developed a camouflage strategy that is as surprising as it is effective. Thanks to a "mask" resembling a termite head on its posterior ...