Sometimes, the best survival strategy is disguising yourself like something no one wants to eat, much less mess with and dig ...

The video documents some of the strangest insects found in the United States, focusing on species with extreme shapes and ...

SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Most people don't love cockroaches. And thanks to that lack of love, the females of one species of cockroach might not love their males ...

Researchers traced termite DNA back to cockroach ancestors and found genetic loss played a key role in building social ...

Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more ...

Termites became social powerhouses by stripping away genes tied to competition and independence. This genetic shedding locked in monogamy, boosted cooperation, and paved the way for their ...

Termites are among the most successful animals on Earth, forming vast societies that can number in the millions. But how did such complex social ...

Tracing the emergence of termites back to cockroaches, scientists have found that termites didn’t become more socially complex by gaining new genes, but by losing them. The findings shed new light on ...

Some microbes can squeeze through tight spaces by wrapping themselves in their flagellum—the tail-like structure they use to ...

When pill bugs roll into a tiny ball, the act looks far simpler than it actually is. Known as conglobation, a pill bugs’ ...

Did you know there's an insect that naturally blends in with its surroundings? Learn all about the rare leaf insect's ...