In the heights of the South American rainforest, researchers made an astonishing observation: a soldier termite possesses a head so flat and elongated that it immediately evokes the profile of ...

All species of termites are social insects, like ants. Entomologists have listed over 2000 species across the world and more than one-third of them live in Africa. This continent harbors 160 from the ...

Scientists have finally unlocked the mysteries hidden deep inside the termite genome. The new research could spur scientific understanding of social insects, how they function and how they evolved in ...

High in a South American rainforest canopy, scientists have discovered a bizarre new termite species that looks strikingly ...

Termites are underground pests that feed on wood. Damage may take three to eight years to become serious since termites eat wood from the inside out. (Photo Credit: Chaiyon021/Dreamstime) Termites are ...