This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Termites are social cockroaches. Because non-termite cockroaches are larger than basal termite lineages, which themselves include large ...

Physogastric termite queen (top left) of Macrotermes michaelseni being groomed by workers and the larger king, with soldiers in the foreground. Photo by Jan Sobotnik. Termites are among the most ...

Study reveals that evolutionary divergence occurred before ecological divergence, enabling these insects to feed on both wood and soil. Future discoveries may be applied to the production of biofuels.

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