Zombies aren’t real—or are they? Meet 5 parasites that use mind control. It's no Halloween movie: These parasites can hijack the brains of other creatures—and make them act in horrific ways.

Researchers thought they knew ants intimately. Then they looked at the pupae. Worker ants tend to pupae and small larvae in a colony of clonal raider ants, Ooceraea biroi.

Brown clarified that some species of antlions, also known as doodlebugs, don’t use pitfall traps to hunt. But in their larval stage all these tiny predators are terrifying to their prey, which include ...

The zombie crab treats the Sacculina eggs and larvae as its own, having lost the will to do anything but serve its parasite master. Image credit: Hans Hillewaert . 3.

Brood chambers are constructed with particular attention to temperature and humidity control, as ant larvae and pupae require specific conditions to develop properly. In species like the Florida ...

Entomophagy, the consumption of insects, is an age-old practice embraced by over 2 billion people globally, particularly in India. This sustainable dietary tradition offers numerous nutritional ...

Driver ants, native to sub-Saharan Africa, are one of the most feared insect species in their habitat. They travel in massive, organized colonies that can include millions of individuals. The ants ...