Earwigs are often known for the forceps-like appendage at the end of their abdomen, urban
legends about them crawling into human ears, and their roles as pest and biological control …

Family life forms an integral part of the life history of species across the animal kingdom and
plays a crucial role in the evolution of animal sociality. Our current understanding of family …

The reasons why some individuals are solitary, and others gregarious are the subject of
ongoing debate as we seek to understand the emergence of sociality. Recent studies …

The ecological success of insects often depends on their association with beneficial
microbes. However, insect development involves repeated moults, which can have dramatic …

The benefits of parental care are often seen as a cornerstone of family life evolution.
However, recent studies show that sibling interactions can also confer substantial benefits to …

Studying the costs and benefits of host-parasite interactions is of central importance to shed
light on the evolutionary drivers of host life history traits. Although gregarines (Apicomplexa …

Among the multiple strategies that males and females can adopt to ensure the proper
development of their offspring, an important one is the expression of parental care …

When we think of social insects, earwigs rarely come to mind. This is perhaps not surprising,
as the term 'social insect'has often been used in the literature to refer exclusively to 'eusocial …

The recent development of human societies has led to major, rapid, and often inexorable
changes in the environment of most animal species. Over the last decades, a growing …

An important issue in the evolution of group living is the risk of pathogen and predator
exposure entailed by the inherent accumulation of feces within a nesting site. While many …