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FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates — The humble road rumble strip, used around the world to alert drifting drivers to potential ...
Before the invention of the microscope and the field of entomology emerged, Joris Hoefnagel devoted himself to the natural world.
It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ...
A study published in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, offers the most detailed view to date of how this ...
Who is the beetle that can fold its delicate wings into an origami shape, keeping them safely tucked away as it scampers ...
The study describes how the embryos grow substantially in utero, likely receiving maternal nourishment during development, a ...
We’ve only just begun to understand the scale and complexity of insect migration,” said Dr. Werber. “It’s a natural wonder ...
Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome Biology and Evolution, the study aims to identify patterns of changes in gene ...
Following the recent storms in Bexar County, residents might notice large groups of flying insects — but what are these creatures?
The most universal “insect” pest of landscape and garden plants in Texas, these are actually mites. That means they have eight legs and are more closely related to ticks and spiders than they ...
Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a rare carnivorous caterpillar that hunts trapped insects and camouflages itself with their body parts. Only 62 have been seen in 20 years of research.