The termite queen may be the mother who makes the ultimate sacrifice for her swarms of children. Isolated in an earthen capsule, she lays more... A Termite Queen And Her Ultimate Sacrifice A Termite ...

The termite queen may be the mother who makes the ultimate sacrifice for her swarms of children. Isolated in an earthen capsule, she lays more... A Termite Queen And Her Ultimate Sacrifice A Termite ...

Discover how secondary queens in termite colonies are genetically identical clones, enhancing family structure and genetic diversity. Termite colonies are families - millions of individual workers all ...

Termite colonies are families – millions of individual workers all descended from one king and one queen. But the colony itself tends to outlast this initial royal couple. When they die, new kings and ...

Even kings and queens that have six legs and live underground aren't immune to royal machinations. In one Asian termite species, queens choose to shut their mates out of the picture when it's time to ...

Subterranean termite colonies are founded by a single king and queen. However, the king generally outlives the queen, and an optimal number of secondary termite queens must be produced to meet the ...

Silencing one gene for a day weakens the grip a termite queen has on her throne. Or at least lets loose a lot of worrisome butting behavior among her subjects. In the world of termites, honeybees and ...

Termites have existed on Earth for an estimated 150 million years, so it's little wonder that they have spread to every landmass except Antarctica. Commonly confused with ants, they are actually more ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have for the first time identified a specific chemical used by the higher termite castes -- the queens and the kings -- to communicate their royal status ...

Forget the bows and curtsies. Worker termites shake in the presence of their queens and kings. New research explains how these workers smell a royal presence. Researchers at North Carolina State ...