#Insects

A walk in the cemetery led to Cornell researchers discovering an underground colony of bees with an estimated population of 5.5 million—one of the largest ever recorded.

Deep inside 100-million-year-old amber from Myanmar, scientists uncovered a bizarre ancient bug with clawed front legs that look more like a crab’s pincers than anything seen in modern insects.…

A new technique that combines millimetre-wave radar with machine learning holds promise for scalable and sustainable monitoring of insect biodiversity

Some mosquitoes and flies don't mate or lay eggs as much when exposed to a compound found in garlic.

The sixth annual competition showcases scientific microscopic imaging, illuminating tiny parts of nature, from individual cells to arthropods, diatoms and a zebrafish brain

The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say

From Livescience RSS Feed: 'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals

Scientists from Trinity and Technical University of Denmark have developed a new radar-based technique that could address a critical gap in global conservation efforts, by transforming how we identify and track the insects that are actually responsible…

Anything — even a single ant — that could jeopardize sterility is an unacceptable risk for intensive health procedures, the medical facility said.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Deadly invasive insect causing ‘acute pain’ invades US — prompting safety officials warning: ‘Be aware’

The bizarre vertical flight pattern has long puzzled experts but new research reveals why it may play a crucial role in the insect’s survival

Pollinating insects are important for agriculture and ecological flourishing, but they are difficult to monitor, as identification is tricky, labor-intensive, and typically requires killing some insects.…

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their size possible. A new study overturns that idea, revealing insect flight muscles weren’t constrained by oxygen after all.…

litterbugs sculpture series by henk loorbach examines the intersection between plastic waste and declining insect populations.

A sweeping new study of more than 2,000 insect species reveals a troubling reality: many insects may be far less capable of coping with rising temperatures than scientists once hoped.