How Ants Make Collective Decisions
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 1, 2018
Transport of food sways between two modes.
Bees Stopped Buzzing During the 2017 Eclipse
Bees Stopped Buzzing During the 2017 Eclipse
The insects fell silent as the moon cast a shadow over parts of North America last summer, researchers report.
The insects fell silent as the moon cast a shadow over parts of North America last summer, researchers report.
Image of the Day: Trade Deals
The Scientist Staff | Jan 25, 2017
The forces of supply and demand appear influence paper wasp (Polistes dominula) populations. When more nest options are available, helper wasps work fewer hours to earn membership in a colony.
A Most Kinky Moth
Carrie Arnold | May 1, 2015
A retired entomologist discovers a world of behavioral diversity in the courtship rituals of a well-studied moth species.
Cooperative Control
Sandhya Sekar | Feb 10, 2015
With the help of a virus that infects its prey’s nervous system, a parasitoid wasp coerces a lady beetle to protect its young.
Behavior Brief
Abby Olena | Feb 13, 2014
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Tenacious Termites
Tracy Vence | Feb 1, 2014
Formosan subterranean termites evade deadly pathogens by building nests lined with their own feces.
Behavior Brief
Abby Olena | Dec 6, 2013
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Little Drummer Bugs
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2013
South African termites can relay vibrational alarm signals through their enormous nests by pounding their heads against the ground.
Waiting in the Wings
Erin Weeks | Dec 1, 2013
A century’s worth of collected butterflies shed light on how climate change threatens the survival of early-emerging species.