Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are a diverse group of long-chain lipids that form the outermost layer of an insect’s cuticle. They serve a dual function by providing a protective barrier against ...

Social insects have evolved sophisticated systems of disease resistance that integrate individual immune responses with collective behavioural defences. These adaptive strategies are exemplified by ...

The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The common perception is that the queen's only ...

The queens in colonies of social insects, such as ants, bees, and wasps, are considered the veritable embodiment of specialization in the animal kingdom. The common perception is that the queen's only ...

Scientists have long known that the social insects in the order Hymenoptera–which includes ants, bees, and wasps–have an unusual mechanism for sex determination: Unfertilized eggs develop into males, ...

Measuring the adaptiveness of social insect foraging strategies : an empirical approach / Nigel E. Raine and Lars Chittka -- Social cues and adaptive foraging strategies in ants / Claire Detrain and ...

Insect sociality and why it matters for human sociality -- The need for a critical approach -- A bee or not a bee : historical and cross-cultural interpretations -- Entomologists and sociologists : ...