The desert locust (a type of grasshopper), much like Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde, goes from being an innocuous solitary-living individual to become a voracious gregarious animal that destroys everything on its ...

The locusts we see are usually green. This coloration provides protection by allowing locusts to blend into their green surroundings to avoid predators. However, when locusts gather in high population ...

A team of biologists has identified a set of nerve cells in desert locusts that bring about 'gang-like' gregarious behaviour when they are forced into a crowd. Dr Swidbert Ott from the University of ...

Desert locusts alternate between solitary and gregarious lifestyles. In the solitary phase, locusts avoid conspecifics, have cryptic appearance and behavior, move slowly and eat restricted diets. In ...

Researchers wielding artists’ paintbrushes have tickled some insects and come up with a new insight into how a plague of locusts gets started. Left to itself, the desert locust of biblical fame stays ...

Group-living in animal populations has many possible ecological and evolutionary explanations, including predator evasion and feeding facilitation. In insects, the thermal balance of solitary and ...

Though there are numerous benefits to taking the world on as a solo mission, you cannot get around the fact that people tend to suspect the lone wolf. They can”t help themselves. Like wolves, humans ...

Carolyn Hax is away. In her absence, we are offering columns from her archive. DEAR CAROLYN: My boyfriend is quite a flirt and an all-around fun guy. When I feel good and comfortable in the company we ...