Termites tend and groom the intruding maggots. When the team found the larvae in Morocco, they were occupying the termite mound's food chambers.

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology.Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch ...

In fact, the termites even groom the maggots like they're one of them! Talk about a "bum" deal for the termites. Researchers discovered the larvae's sneaky trick by accident while looking for ants.