81 Unveiling the mechanism by which microsporidian parasites prevent locust swarm behavior.
http://www.pnas.org/content/111/4/1343.abstract
80 Social insect queens use an ancient, evolutionarily conserved class of pheromones to prevent worker reproduction.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6168/287.abstract
79 The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight.
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140114/ncomms3957/full/ncomms3957.html
78 Functionally Different Pads on the Same Foot Allow Control of Attachment: Stick Insects Have Load-Sensitive “Heel” Pads for Friction and Shear-Sensitive “Toe” Pads for Adhesion.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0081943;jsessionid=20ECC91EDCF3B0924378EC993FC2DBE3
77 A neurotoxic pesticide changes the outcome of aggressive interactions between native and invasive ants.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1772/20132157.abstract
76 How ticks get under your skin: insertion mechanics of the feeding apparatus of Ixodes ricinus ticks.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1773/20131758.abstract
75 Neonicotinoid clothianidin adversely affects insect immunity and promotes replication of a viral pathogen in honey bees.
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/46/18466.abstract
74 A universal strategy for visually guided landing.
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/46/18686.abstract
73 Insights into insect wing origin provided by functional analysis of vestigial in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/42/16951.abstract
72 Diesel exhaust rapidly degrades floral odours used by honeybees.
http://www.nature.com/srep/2013/131003/srep02779/full/srep02779.html
71 Weather Forecasting by Insects: Modified Sexual Behaviour in Response to Atmospheric Pressure Changes.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0075004
70 Ascosphaera callicarpa, a New Species of Bee-Loving Fungus, with a Key to the Genus for Europe.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0073419
69 Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies.
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/39/15752.abstract
68 Functional gears are involved in the ballistic jumping movements of the flightless planthopper insect, Issus.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6151/1254.abstract
67 High-speed x-ray imaging of bee flight muscle reveals that stretch-activated myosin deformation drives high-frequency wing beats.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6151/1243.abstract
66 Natalisin, a tachykinin-like signaling system, regulates sexual activity and fecundity in insects.
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/37/E3526.abstract
65 Altruistic Behavior by Egg-Laying Worker Honeybees.
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(13)00770-7
64 Ant colonies outperform individuals when a sensory discrimination task is difficult but not when it is easy.
http://www.pnas.org/content/110/34/13769.abstract
63 Honeybees prefer warmer nectar and less viscous nectar, regardless of sugar concentration.
http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1767/20131597.abstract
62 Vibrational long-distance communication in the termites Macrotermes natalensis and Odontotermes sp.
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/216/17/3249.abstract
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