It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of…
Scientists have uncovered the first South American amber deposits containing preserved insects in a quarry in Ecuador, according to a…
Nematodes are the most abundant animal on earth, but when times get tough, these tiny worms have a hard time…
As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the…
A long-standing debate among evolutionary scientists goes something like this: Does evolution happen in a predictable pattern or does it…
Analyses of amber show that insect larvae were already using a wide variety of tactics to protect themselves from predators…
Increased salinity usually spells trouble for freshwater insects like mayflies. A new study from North Carolina State University finds that…
Who can forget the stomach-churning moments when "Survivor" contestants forced down crunchy insects, among other unappetizing edibles, for a chance…