Flying ants and termites are often mistaken for each other when they are in their flying stages.  Even before they sprout ...

To find out, they applied tiny striped capes to the backs of laboratory termites to study whether those stripes affected the behavior of hungry jumping spiders. They found that while the test spiders ...

This study has everything: jumping spiders; insects donning striped and solid patterns; and evolutionary lessons about predators and prey. By Jack Tamisiea The researchers started by collecting ...

looking out for fungi and the intricate tunnels and canyons created by termites. (A few exotic critters—including a tiny poisonous snake and a black widow spider—also snuck into the pine ...

One of the wolf spider’s defining characteristics is its large, hairy body, according to IPM Pest and Termite. They typically have black, gray and brown markings and can grow up to 1.4 inches.

Professor Hochuli said warm weather and moistness were key. "Similarly to the termites, the spiders are likely to be responding to an increase in available food, as will the cockies," he said.

The mainstay of a spider’s diet is insects ... That’s one of the sounds termites make, and if you think it sounds like they’re banging their tiny little destructive heads against the ...

There are some key areas to find them. Termites will often drop dead beneath the lights to which they swarm. You can also check nearby spider webs. Pluck out dead termites, “but don’t hurt the ...

The brown recluse spider, whose bite can cause tissue loss ... an associate certified entomologist and the president of Patton Termite and Pest Control. “As it warms up, we might get 10 or ...