A newly identified termite species with a whale-like head reveals unexpected diversity within the Cryptotermes genus.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Learning the molecular processes that cause termite larvae to grow into workers, soldiers or reproductive adults may lead to new methods to decimate colonies of the wood-eaters, ...

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...