Foraging honey bees frequently leave the hive to gather pollen and nectar for the colony.
This period of their lives is marked by periodic extremes of body temperature, metabolic …

The tracheal system of Drosophila melanogaster has proven to be an excellent model
system for studying the development of branched tubular organs. Mechanisms regulating …

The existence of behavioral traits connected to defense against pathogens manifests the
importance of pathogens in the evolution of social insects. However, very little is known …

Ovarioles are the functional unit of the female insect reproductive organs and the number of
ovarioles per ovary strongly influences egg-laying rate and fecundity. Social evolution in the …

From an anthropocentric standpoint, our tiny blue planet can be referred to as a cosmic
island plenty of poisonous animals that can threaten the human life. Indeed, venomous …

Numerous and charismatic, the Lepidoptera is one of the most widely studied groups of
invertebrates. Advances in molecular tools and genomic techniques have reduced the need …

Social interactions pervade all aspects of life in the social insects. Networks of interacting
nestmates enable the maintenance of colony homeostasis and regulation of brood …

The transcription factor Fruitless exerts a broad range of functions during Drosophila
development, the most apparent of which is the determination of sexual behavior in males …

Background An essential driving component in the co-evolution of plants and insects is the
ability to produce and handle bioactive compounds. Plants produce bioactive natural …

Individual Camponotus fellah ants perceive and learn odours in a Y-maze in which one
odour is paired with sugar (CS+) while a different odour (CS–) is paired with quinine …