A team of engineers from the University of Illinois has published the first known study documenting the long-jumping motion of 3D-printed insect-scale robots.

They noticed that the insects’ long, superwaterproof legs accelerated gradually, so that the surface of the water did not retreat too quickly and lose contact with the legs.

They noticed that the insects' long, superwaterproof legs accelerated gradually, so that the surface of the water did not retreat too quickly and lose contact with the legs.

The natural world has a new high-jump champion, with the revelation that the spittlebug can leap over 100 times higher than its body length. The feat is equivalent to a human bounding over a 70 ...

High-speed camera footage of the insects also revealed that the water strider sweeps its legs inward to maximize the time they can push against the surface of the water, thus maximizing the ...

Mimicking a real-life bug known as the water strider, a team of international researchers has created a robotic insect that can jump on water without making a splash.

Crawling insects often trigger unease, but many are harmless. Camel crickets, house centipedes, and lacewings are beneficial.

Everyone loves the world’s most famous jumping spider, Lucas. While we’ve seen this adorably animated arachnid dance, sing, and play, there’s one more thing he’s capable of: eating. The jumping spider ...

The grasshopper is the insect that jumps to mind when most people think of leaping bugs. Grasshoppers have long, hinged legs that they use to both walk around and jump when needed.

Most importantly, insects have legs and feet adapted to do whatever that insect usually does – like cling to stuff. Insect legs are a lot like human legs.

I and a group of others would be deeply disturbed if the Polymath crossword was not permitted to have some British-related clues, especially cricket ones (Letters, September 7). The vast ...

They noticed that the creature's long legs accelerate gradually, so that the water surface doesn't retreat fast and lose contact with the legs.