Study of insect behavior, including communication, mating behavior, and foraging behavior.
Ethology: The study of animal behavior, including the patterns, causes, and effects of behavior.
Communication: How insects communicate within their own species and among different species.
Social behavior: The behavior of insects in groups or colonies.
Aggression: How insects use aggression as a means of survival and protection.
Reproduction: The behaviors and strategies used by insects for reproduction.
Learning and memory: How insects learn and remember information to adapt to their environment.
Foraging behavior: How insects search for and obtain food.
Habitat selection: How insects choose their particular habitats.
Predator-prey interactions: The behaviors and strategies of both predator and prey insects.
Host-parasite interactions: How parasites infect and manipulate host insects for their own benefit.
Aggregation: When individuals of the same or related species gather in a particular location for social or ecological reasons.
Altruism: A behavior where an individual sacrifices its own reproductive success for the benefit of its close relatives.
Avoidance: When an insect moves away from a particular stimulus, such as a predator, chemical cues, or environmental stressors.
Cannibalism: A behavior where an individual insect consumes another individual of the same species.
Communication: The exchange of information between individuals using visual, auditory, or chemical cues.
Cooperation: When individuals work together for a common goal, such as building a nest or defending against predators.
Courtship: The set of behaviors that occur during the mating process, including displaying, touching, and singing.
Diapause: A period of dormancy that occurs in insects during unfavorable environmental conditions such as cold and drought.
Dispersal: The movement of insects from one location to another in search of resources, mates, or more optimal habitat.
Foraging: The search for food and other resources, including exploration, selection, and consumption.
Host-seeking: The process of locating a host plant or animal for feeding, mating, or oviposition.
Migration: The long-distance movement of insects for ecological reasons such as exploiting seasonal food sources, avoiding harsh environmental conditions or find new habitat.
Mutualism: A type of symbiotic relationship where two or more species benefit each other.
Parasitism: A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed or killed.
Reproduction: The process by which an insect produces offspring, including mating, fertilization, oviposition, and parental care.
Social structure: The organization of individuals in a group, including division of labor, communication, and dominance hierarchies.
Territoriality: The defense of an area from conspecifics or other individuals of different species.
Tool use: The use of objects to manipulate the environment or other individuals for hunting, defense, or other purposes.
Trophallaxis: The mutual exchange of food among individuals in a colony, typically associated with social insects such as ants and bees.
Vigilance: The behavior of remaining alert to potential dangers or predators, including scanning the environment and fleeing when necessary.