An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

Every summer in London, millions of winged ants emerge in a synchronized spectacle known as "Flying Ant Day"—a brief frenzy ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

The flesh-eating The flesh-eating New World screwworm fly is spreading north through Central America toward the US after ...

A flesh-eating parasitic fly is invading North and Central America. The consequences could be severe for the cattle industry, ...

A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides ...

The bugs, officially called Plecia longiforceps, earned their nickname from their distinctive mating behaviour, flying attached ... debate over pest control methods. “They have a disgusting appearance ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body of zombie fungus bursting forth from its head.

Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a fly with parasitic fungi bursting from their bodies.

After decades of eradication – the New World screwworm has once again spread through several countries in Central America.