Air Pollution Destroys Sexual Pheromones – Impairs Successful Mating of Flies
High levels of ozone destroy the chemical mating signal of the insects and may thus contribute to global insect decline. Insect sexual communication relies to…
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Revolutionizing Neuroscience: First-Ever Complete Wiring Map of Insect Brain Neurons
Scientists have constructed the first-ever map showing every single neuron and how they’re wired together in the brain of the fruit fly larva. Researchers have…
First Complete Map of an Insect Brain – “Everything Has Been Working Up to This”
In the quest to understand how we think, “everything has been working up to this.” Researchers have completed the most advanced brain map to date,…
Bumblebees Learn To Solve Puzzles by Watching Other Bees
A new study has shown that bumblebees pick up new “trends” in their behavior by watching and learning from other bees, and that one form…
Physics of Superpropulsion: Super-Fast Sharpshooter Insect Urination Using a “Butt Flicker”
Tiny insects known as sharpshooters excrete by catapulting urine drops at incredible accelerations. Their excretion is the first example of superpropulsion discovered in a biological…
Giant Jurassic-Era Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart Sets Historic Record
Recent identification of the giant lacewing points to deeper ecological questions. A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic…
The Dark Cost of Being Toxic
The sequestration of plant toxins by monarch butterflies results in decreased visibility of warning signals. Aposematism in animals: the more toxic, the more striking the…
Scientists Have Discovered a Bizarre New Species of Scorpionflies
An entomologist has identified a new species of large insect from Nepal with odd genitalia. Zoologist Professor Rainer Willmann, previously the head of the Zoological…
“Almost Inconceivable” – Scientists Discover That This Insect Has Superhero-Like Abilities
The female locust’s digging ability allows her to bury her eggs in a safe location by extending her abdomen, including her nervous system, to two…
Scientists Warn of Insects Damaging Plants at Unprecedented Levels
Insects today are causing unprecedented levels of damage to plants, even as insect numbers decline, according to new research led by scientists from the University…
Insects Need Our Help – Now
70 scientists have issued a warning about the effects of climate change. “If no action is taken to better understand and reduce the impact of…
Scientists Have Developed a Wearable Ring That Repels Insects
A new printable and wearable insect repellent. Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) scientists have invented a new type of insect-repellent delivery device. The active ingredient…
Thought To Be Extinct for 80 Years – Scientists Rediscover a Unique Insect
Long believed to be extinct on the main island of Lord Howe Island, the wood-feeding cockroach was found at the foot of a single Banyan…
Peculiar Plant Virus Causes Bugs To Live Longer
A soybean virus can actually benefit soybean thrips. According to research from Penn State, most viral infections have a detrimental effect on an organism’s health,…
Bizarre New Bee Species Discovered With Dog-Like Snout
A new native bee species with a dog-like “snout” has been discovered in the Perth bushland of Western Australia. It was identified through Curtin University-led…
Astonishing Experiment Shows Bumble Bees “Play” With Objects
Bumble bees play, according to new research published in the journal Animal Behaviour. It is the first time that object play behavior has been shown…
Japanese Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Cyborg Cockroaches
Researchers have engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached…
MIT’s Tiny Robotic Lightning Bugs Take Flight
Inspired by fireflies, scientists create insect-scale robots that can emit light when they fly, which enables motion tracking and communication. Lightning bugs that light up…
