A specimen whose head appears to have turned in the direction of the camera. Based on the scale provided in the photo from which this…
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Female wasp of the newly described species Idris elba (holotype specimen). Credit: Elijah J. Talamas While a mention of the British movie and music star…
Newly discovered ant species Strumigenys ananeotes. Credit: Jack Longino/University of Utah Jack Longino is a global ant expert and has traveled the world documenting and…
The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented reality. An ant the size of a lion isn’t as…
This is an artist’s rendering of A. burmitina feeding on eudicot flowers. Credit: Illustration by Ding-hau Yang A new study co-led by researchers in the…
We might not notice them, but the crops farmers grow are protected by scores of tiny invertebrate bodyguards. Naturally occurring arthropods like spiders and lady…
The Bog Bush Cricket, has struggled to expand its range. Credit: Gilles San Martin There’s no place like home: Many insects moving north in response…
Fossils preserved in Dominican amber reveal a new family, genus and species of microinvertebrate from the mid-Tertiary period, a discovery that shows unique lineages of…
Scientists have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue. Credit: Dr. Callum…
Saharan Silver Ants Are World’s Fastest Ants According to Noël Coward, mad dogs and Englishmen are the only creatures that go out in the midday…
Start thinking about numbers and they can become large very quickly. The diameter of the universe is about 8.8×1023 km and the largest number with…
Researchers have developed compound lenses inspired by the mosquito eye. Credit: American Chemical Society Anyone who’s tried to swat a pesky mosquito knows how quickly…
Reconstruction of Mollisonia plenovenatrix, by Joanna Liang. Mollisonia was only about 2.5 cm long. Credit: Illustration by Joanna Liang © Royal Ontario Museum Two paleontologists…