Termites have distinct castes that perform specialized jobs. Shown here are a soldier (with large dark head), a neotenic reproductive (darker individual without enlarged head), several larval instars ...

New research reveals that Australopithecus africanus, an early human ancestor, primarily ate plants. Fossilised tooth analysis suggests meat was not a major part of their diet. This study, published ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A termite's own biology with help from microorganisms called protists, are keys to the insect's digestion of woody material, according to a Purdue University scientist. Michael ...

As soon as Ab Udofia, Uyo businessman, posted on his Facebook page photographs of a plate filled with fried winged termites – an edible insect – his friends came after him, they jokingly called him ...

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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 ...