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Nov. 30, 2022 Life in an ant colony is a symphony of subtle interactions between insects acting in concert, more like cells in tissue than independent organisms bunking in a colony. Now, researchers have ...
Apr. 20, 2022 Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm weather. But early in a midge's life, it lives in the water. Now, ...
Apr. 21, 2023 An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 100 million ...
Sep. 27, 2023 Combinations of unfavorable weather conditions over several years can cause a decline in insect ...
Aug. 28, 2023 An international research team has described seven previously unknown species of leaf insects, also known as walking leaves. The insects belong to the stick and leaf insect order, which are known for ...
Sep. 13, 2022 As more frequent and intense heat waves expose animals to temperatures outside of their normal limits, an international team has studied over 100 species of insect to better understand how these ...
Jan. 26, 2022 The freshwater aquatic larvae of the Chaoborus midge are the world's only truly planktonic insects, regulating their buoyancy using two pairs of internal air-filled sacs, one in the thorax and ...
Aug. 24, 2022 Beetle larvae, such as mealworms, are often considered to be creepy, crawly nuisances. But these insects are edible and could be a healthful alternative to traditional meat protein sources. Today, ...
Feb. 8, 2024 Scientists have discovered a tiny worm species that infects and kills insects. These worms, called nematodes, could control crop pests in warm, humid places where other beneficial nematodes are ...
Jan. 18, 2024 Female meadow brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather -- so climate change could make them less spotty, new research ...