Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The insect world teems with beautiful and dazzling species ...

Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true ...

Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new paper in the journal Biology Letters show ants, other insects and spiders that all ...

The 100-million-year-old remains of an alien-looking female insect — complete with a triangular head and bulging eyes — have been discovered encased in a glob of hardened resin called amber. The tiny ...

A study in New Zealand shows how man-made changes to an ecosystem can radically reshape the bodies of insect inhabitants. By Veronique Greenwood New Zealand’s South Island was once covered in thick ...

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Stick and leaf insects are a strikingly bizarre group of insects with a worldwide distribution. They are famous for their impressively large body size and their remarkable ability to camouflage ...

Genitals are among the fastest-evolving features in the animal kingdom. They’re also among the most diverse, arrayed in all shapes and sizes, adorned with spines, hooks and even teeth. Ducks have ...

A remarkable 151-million-year-old fly fossil found in China is changing our view of insect evolution. This ancient insect, preserved in amber, shows unique features not seen in modern species. Its ...

Time travel with insects -- The buggy planet -- Rise of the arthropods -- The Cambrian period, 541-485 million years ago, and the Ordovician period, 485-444 million years ago -- Silurian landfall -- ...