This review article aims to address common research questions in hexapod robotics. How
can we build intelligent autonomous hexapod robots that can exploit their biomechanics …

Queen pheromones, which signal the presence of a fertile queen and induce daughter
workers to remain sterile, are considered to play a key role in regulating the reproductive …

Serotonin plays a central role in cognition and is the target of most pharmaceuticals for
psychiatric disorders. Existing drugs have limited efficacy; creation of improved versions will …

The sophisticated organization of eusocial insect societies is largely based on the regulation
of complex behaviors by hydrocarbon pheromones present on the cuticle. We used …

Learning is a widespread phenomenon that allows behavioural flexibility when individuals
face new situations. However, learned information may lose its value over time. If such a …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have important communicative functions for ants, which use
CHC profiles to recognize mutualistic aphid partners. Aphid endosymbionts can influence …

Queen pheromones are among the most important chemical messages regulating insect
societies yet they remain largely undiscovered, hindering research into interesting proximate …

Recognizing the identity of others, from the individual to the group level, is a hallmark of
society. Ants, and other social insects, have evolved advanced societies characterized by …

In evolutionary terms, life is about reproduction. Yet, in some species, individuals forgo their
own reproduction to support the reproductive efforts of others. Social insect colonies for …

Communication and social regulation are among the distinguishing features of termites: they
are part of all basic aspects of termite biology, from ontogeny and caste differentiation to …