When we consider termites, we may think of the danger they can pose to our houses once they settle in and start eating wood. But in fact, only about 4 percent of termite species worldwide are ...

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect dead leaves, wood, and grass to stack them in underground fungus gardens ...

Alexander William Cheesman receives funding from the Australian Research Council and UK's National Environmental Research Council. Amy Zanne receives funding from the US National Science Foundation.