All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...
Stick insects keep evolving to have the same strange ... The same body types keep popping up all across the planet because many stick insect lineages have colonized similar environments and ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Humans might have built civilizations, but insects own the world. After all, over half of all known species are insects. So if they all suddenly ...
You might assume that insects do not survive the seasonal shift. After all, temperatures are too low for them to forage and the plants or other insects they'd eat are scarce anyway. But that is ...
"This is the first study that looked into the total biomass of flying insects and it confirms our worries.'' The study is based on measurements of the biomass of all insects trapped at 63 nature ...
Following is a transcript of the video. Humans might have built civilizations, but insects own the world. After all, over half of all known species are insects. So if they all suddenly vanished ...
A Martinez speaks with science journalist Shayla Love about her article for the New Yorker titled "Do Insects Feel Pain?" ...
There is almost no food available at this time of year and insects generally do not eat during their hibernation. Winter can last for months, so insects have evolved two strategies: gain additional ...