Mountain fly maggots have evolved fake faces on their butts as a cunning disguise to infiltrate termite colonies, a new study has found. Researchers spotted the fake faces, which resemble termite ...

This ruse takes a lot more than a second face to pull off, according to researchers. It requires the maggot to act like a termite - and even smell like a termite. "They smell exactly the same ...

This tiny, sneaky maggot has developed a special technique that might surprise you. Previously undiscovered blow fly larvae (a baby fly) were found in the mountains of Morocco, and have evolved so ...

The fly larva uses its fake termite face to infiltrate termite mounds. (Image credit: Roger Vila) Mountain fly maggots have evolved fake faces on their butts as a cunning disguise to infiltrate ...