In the insect world, impostors could be hiding anywhere. When lifting a stone during an expedition in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, researchers came across an unusual sight: three blowfly ...

How does a fly larva sneak into a termite nest? With a butt shaped like a termite’s head, obviously. An international team of researchers in Morocco has discovered blow fly larvae not just living but ...

In the mountains of the Anti-Atlas in Morocco, a fly larva has developed a camouflage strategy that is as surprising as it is effective. Thanks to a "mask" resembling a termite head on its posterior ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A blow fly larva displays the fake termite head on its rear end, which seems to help it infiltrate and socialize in termite ...

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