Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land. A new study examines Petrobiellus akkesiensis, a rare jumping bristletail, ...

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand ...

Inexpensive to raise and insatiably hungry for trash, black soldier fly larvae are already on the menu for livestock, pets and, maybe soon, people Black soldier fly larvae grow in a high-tech facility ...

In the rough and tumble world of insect love, having a Zeus bug for a boyfriend just sucks. The girls haul the boys around on their backs for weeks at a time, feeding them all the while from a special ...

Swift bird in flight with a colorful sky in background. Black swallow. Image with copy space.© Marco Lissoni/Shutterstock.com Of all the marvels of the natural world, few are as astonishing as the ...

‘Do you play music to your plants?’. This was asked of the famous plant biologist James Wong of Kew Gardens in London. He said that it is the vibrations that open the plant’s epidermis. So did the ...

Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging as an attractive alternative: they are rich in nutrients, resource-efficient ...

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