First-ever study shows that bumble bees ‘play’. The experiment, in which bumble bees rolled wooden balls, was the first time that object play behavior has…
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Researchers at RIKEN, Japan have created remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached to…
Inspired by fireflies, MIT scientists have created soft actuators that can emit light in different colors or patterns. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers Inspired by…
A praying mantis (Hierodula sp.) – bites into the plates of the sensor. Credit: Volker Lannert/University of Bonn An insect bite force sensor system has…
Stanleycaris hirpex. Credit: Sabrina Cappelli © Royal Ontario Museum An ancient radiodont predator with three eyes reveals key information about the evolution of the arthropod…
Stressed forest in the Western US. Credit: William Anderegg Planting a tree appears to be a generally positive thing to do for the environment. After…
A new study by researchers from McGill University, the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, and North Carolina State UniversityFounded in 1887 and part of…
A section of Drosphilia brain tissue observed under microscope before and after exposure to spinosad. The extensive white vacuoles are regions in the brain where…
This diagram shows a circular food system fueled by insects-as-food-and-feed production and waste. Credit: Barrágan-Fonseca et al. Marcel Dicke already knew that insects are an…
Insects are notoriously difficult to track due to their minute size, short life-spans, and their tendency to be eaten by other organisms. A new simple…
Neuroterus valhalla is a newly described species of cynipid gall wasp discovered in the branches of a live oak tree near the Rice University graduate…
Asian hive bees (Apis cerana) give specific “calls” in response to giant hornets, their worst predator. Credit: University of Guelph Study is the first to…
Hungry caterpillars are an underappreciated driver of carbon emissions. A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that periodic mass outbreaks of leaf-munching…
Cinnabar larvae feeding on ragwort. Credit: Callum McLellan Young birds that eat insects with conspicuous warning colouration to advertise their toxicity to would-be predators quickly…
Analysis of data collected over 20 years suggests the decline is due to the construction of over 180 dams (dragonfly emerging from aquatic naiad state).…
For home gardeners and farmers, herbivorous insects present a major threat to their hard work and crop yields. The predator insects that feed on these…
A Naupactus cervinus weevil, a common, yet invasive species in many parts of the world, is seen eating a leaf. Credit: Courtesy of Analia Lanteri/Facultad…
European antlion (Euroleon nostras) on its dorsal side playing dead. Credit: Professor Nigel R. Franks, University of Bristol Many animals feign death to try to…
Insects have difficulties handling the higher temperatures brought on by climate change, and might risk overheating. The ability to reproduce is also strongly affected by…
New viruses that cause diseases often come from animals. Well-known examples of this are the Zika virus transmitted by mosquitoes, bird flu viruses, as well…