Latest about Insects
'The parasite was in the driver's seat': The zombie ants that die gruesome deaths fit for a horror movie
"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, stumbling away from its home and family and then undergoing decapitation from the inside out."
How many species of insects are there on Earth?
The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment.
'An artist would be challenged to create such replicas': How looking closer reveals the beauty and lethal efficiency of insects
"When a dragonfly hunts, it hovers perfectly still and positions itself between its prey and a shadow cast behind it by, say, a tree, concealing its position. It's a bit like creeping up on someone in a forest hiding behind branches."
Moroccan fly maggot uses fake face on its butt to infiltrate termite colony
Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.
Why are flies attracted to humans?
Flies are attracted to our pungent "cloud of effervescence," experts say.
These insects keep evolving to look like sticks. Why?
Researchers have found that stick insects keep evolving the same 20 body plans, from the "tree lobster'" to the "bark hugger" and the "large-headed stick."
'Murder hornets' eradicated, but officials say they'll keep 'an eye out' for more
Officials say they've eradicated northern giant hornets, nicknamed "murder hornets," after years of tracking the invasive giant wasps in Washington state.
Plastic-eating mealworms native to Africa discovered
Larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm found to feast on polystyrene then break it down in their guts.
Watch mesmerizing video of weird waves that 'shape life itself' inside a fly embryo
Video of cell division occurring in a developing fly embryo named winner of the 14th annual Nikon Small World in Motion competition.
Parasitic 'horror' wasp that bursts from a fly's abdomen like an 'Alien' xenomorph discovered in Mississippi backyard
Scientists accidentally discover new species of wasp that lays eggs inside living, adult fruit flies, which then burst from the hosts' abdomens while they're still alive.
