A visit to midland and mountainous regions this season offers a golden chance for people to try the roasted pupae of forest bees. The pupae are a milky white when they're removed from the nest. At ...

Scientists describe the behavior as "altruistic signalling," a form of social immunity in eusocial insects Getty A new research study finds infected ant pupae emit a chemical signal that prompts ...

In the forests of California’s Sierra Nevada, nature takes a dark, cunning turn. There’s a species of red ant, Polyergus ...

Butterflies, thousands of swooping, iridescent butterflies, are set to charm visitors at Butterfly Jungle, running from Saturday to April 15 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The butterflies have been ...

A vaccine manufactured inside insect pupae has been submitted for the first time to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for regulatory approval. Algenex’ CrisBio ® technology aims to disrupt the ...

For young ants at the pupal stage of life -- caught between larva and adulthood -- status is all about being heard. The findings add to evidence that ants can communicate abstract information through ...

Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects acting in concert, more like cells in tissue than independent organisms bunking in a colony. Now, researchers have discovered ...

A nutrient-rich liquid that could be produced by all ant species while the insects are in their pupal stage is consumed by adults and larvae. The creation of this fluid hadn’t been reported by ...

Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects acting in concert, more like cells in tissue than independent organisms bunking in a colony. Now, researchers have discovered ...

A visit to midland and mountainous regions this season offers a golden chance for people to try the roasted pupae of forest bees. “Pupae can be used to make various dishes by roasting, grilling in ...