Larvae of western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, feeding on corn roots. Credit: Photo by Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service Study shows how individual…
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The banyan tree Ficus macrocarpa produces aerial roots that give it its distinctive look. A new study reveals the genomic changes that allow the tree…
Most insects can fly. Yet scores of species have lost that extraordinary ability, particularly on islands. On the small islands that lie halfway between Antarctica and…
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia japonica). Research from Wellesley College professor Heather Mattila shows that bees use animal dung to prevent giant hornets from attacking…
The world’s largest hornet, the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), has been popularly dubbed the “murder hornet.” Credit: Washington State Department of Agriculture Honeybees spread…
An ant (Camponotus cf. nicobarensis) trying to swallow formic acid from its acidopore. Credit: Simon Tragust Ants use their own acid to disinfect themselves and…
An image obtained from the system showing barcoded bees inside the observation hive. Outlines reflect whether a barcode could be decoded successfully (green), could not…
Florida Atlantic University study shows how monarch butterfly caterpillars go from peaceful feeders to aggressive fighters in their quest for milkweed. Inspired by his own…
A female sugarcane shot-hole borer Xyleborus affinis grows to about two millimeters. Credit: Peter Biedermann / University of Wuerzburg They belong to the bark beetle…
Native to desert habitats in Southern California, the diabolical ironclad beetle has an exoskeleton that’s one of the toughest, most crush-resistant structures known to exist…
For a honey bee, few things are more important than recognizing your nestmates. Being able to tell a nestmate from an invader could mean the…
The research could help development of new pest control methods. A unique study conducted by University of Georgia entomologists led to the discovery of a…
A female mosquito has finely tuned senses that help her find the blood meal she needs in order to reproduce. New research reveals how the…
Researchers have observed black imported fire ants using sand to draw liquid food out of containers, when faced with the risk of drowning. This is…
A slingshot spider is ready to launch its cone-shaped web at a flying insect. To do so, the spider will release a bundle of silk,…
Artist’s reconstruction of mating ostracods. Credit: YANG Dinghu Small bivalved crustacean ostracods are the most abundant fossil arthropods since the Ordovician and play an important…
The world’s largest hornet, the Asian giant hornet has been encountered in the Pacific Northwest. New research at Washington State University predicts where the hornet…
Close up and terrifying: the deadly funnel-web spider. Credit: Dr. David Wilson A team of University of Queensland researchers has revealed why male funnel-web spiders…
Described by the ‘father of zoogeography’ and co-author of the theories of evolution and natural selection, the species hasn’t been reexamined since 1866. An over…
Researchers discover a worker of the hell ant Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri grasping a nymph of Caputoraptor elegans (Alienoptera) preserved in amber dated to ~99 Ma. Credit:…