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 ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate ...

“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to ...

A NEW type of fly maggot has evolved fake faces on their rear-ends as a clever tactic to infiltrate the nests of their prey, ...

Fly maggots in Morocco have developed fake termite-like faces and matching scents to infiltrate termite colonies undetected.

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 ...

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

Research from St. Olaf College and the University of Denver, published in Current Biology, found that a parasitic fly in ...

The Mission Impossible franchise is famous for its mask reveals. A dubiously explained technology allows an innocuous silver ...

A Pembrokeshire mother, who worked as a classroom assistant, lived with her two children in dirty and maggot infested ...