“Profound” Evolution: Wasps Learn to Recognize Individual Faces
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers — something that most other insects cannot do — signaling an…
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers — something that most other insects cannot do — signaling an…
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin report in the journal Science that they have developed a new strategy to protect honey bees from…
Plants Benefit From More Bees, Especially Bumble Bees Flowering plants are better pollinated in urban than in rural areas. This has now been demonstrated experimentally…
Research in the Sierra Nevada region of California illustrates the varying flower choices of bumble bees. Many species of North American bumble bees have seen…
Researchers discover that butterflies have specialized behaviors and wing scales to protect the living parts of their wings; nanostructures found in the wing scales could…
Without their keen sense of smell, mosquitoes wouldn’t get very far. They rely on this sense to find a host to bite and spots to…
Researchers discover that neonicotinoid seed treatments are driving a dramatic increase in insecticide toxicity in U.S. agricultural landscapes, despite evidence that these treatments have little…
Researchers Analyzed Over One Million Records Representing Over 25,000 Species Across 80 Countries A first of its kind, global study on the impacts of human…
Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an…
Specific insulin-like peptide regulates how beetle ‘weapons’ grow, revealing how larval nutrition leads to differently sized mandibles in broad-horned flour beetles. A scientist from Tokyo…
A newly discovered species of ancient wasp-mimicking flies was named Buccinatormyia gangnami, after a famous hit by a South Korean singer PSY. It was described…
A ‘Jackalope’ of an Ancient Spider Fossil Deemed a Hoax Earlier this year, a remarkable new fossil specimen was unearthed in the Lower Cretaceous Yixian…
The researchers combined data across North America and Europe using a meta-analysis, a way of aggregating results from multiple studies to increase statistical strength. They…
Soil animal days 2019: Fewer ants but more millipedes, woodlice still on top The fifth edition of the Dutch Soil Animal Days saw earthworms almost…
The aquatic larvae of the net-winged midge have the unique ability to move around at ease on rocks in torrential rivers using super-strong suction organs….
[Update 11/29/19: Ohio University has withdrawn this article.] Analysis of images from Mars rovers shows insect- and reptile-like fossils, creatures according to Ohio University entomologist….
While a mention of the British movie and music star is missing in its description, the species — named Idris elba — might prove to…
Jack Longino is a global ant expert and has traveled the world documenting and discovering ant species. But for his latest discovery, he didn’t need…