Aging worker termites explode themselves in suicide missions
(Phys.org) -- A new study of termites has revealed that older workers are equipped with suicide packs of chemicals on their backs to fight off intruders.
(Phys.org) -- A new study of termites has revealed that older workers are equipped with suicide packs of chemicals on their backs to fight off intruders.
A few of the highly skilled microbes Jared Leadbetter is studying, and the factory in which they work.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 26, 2012
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Northwestern University researchers are the first to discover that very different complex networks -- ranging from global air traffic to neural networks -- share very similar backbones. By stripping each network down to its ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 1, 2012
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Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany, have compared the microbial ecosystems in the intestines termites and cockroaches, with fascinating results. The research is published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 17, 2012
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Researchers at Edith Cowan University have come up with a sensitive acoustic device that can detect termite infestation by hearing them chew through timber.
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2012
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Philippine wildlife authorities seized a huge shipment of meat and scales from up to a hundred slaughtered pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters, officials said on Friday.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2012
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Worker ants from a particular species of African ants have potent venom that can paralyze and kill termites from a distance, according to a study published Dec. 14 in the online journal PLoS ONE.
Plants & Animals
Dec 14, 2011
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Researchers demonstrate for the first time that programmed cell death - a process by which cells deliberately destroy themselves - is involved in mandibular regression in termites. And it appears this regression may be the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 4, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent paper published in Behavioural Processes, scientists reveal a film of a mandrill monkey creating a tool from a stick in order to remove dirt from underneath its toenails. This new finding shows ...
One of the peskiest household pests, while disastrous to homes, could prove to be a boon for cars, according to a Purdue University study.
Biotechnology
Jul 5, 2011
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