insects

Hoverflies: The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops

  It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of…

3 months ago

Scientists unearth a 112-million-year-old time capsule filled with ancient insects

Scientists have uncovered the first South American amber deposits containing preserved insects in a quarry in Ecuador, according to a…

4 months ago

Clever worms form superorganism towers to hitch rides on insects

Nematodes are the most abundant animal on earth, but when times get tough, these tiny worms have a hard time…

8 months ago

Life cycles of some insects adapt well to a changing climate: Others, not so much

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the…

1 year ago

On repeat: Biologists observe recurring evolutionary changes, over time, in stick insects

A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution happen in a predictable pattern or does it…

2 years ago

Insects already had a variety of defense strategies in the Cretaceous

Analyses of amber show that insect larvae were already using a wide variety of tactics to protect themselves from predators…

2 years ago

Consistent metabolism may prove costly for insects in saltier water

Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that…

2 years ago

Fiber from crustaceans, insects, and mushrooms promotes digestion

Who can forget the stomach-churning moments when "Survivor" contestants forced down crunchy insects, among other unappetizing edibles, for a chance…

2 years ago