Ants and bees did not dominate the planet through strength or intelligence alone. Instead, they evolved extreme cooperation systems that shifted survival away from individuals and toward the group.

As night falls and the city bustle dies down, another kind of life creeps up on its citizens: Cockroaches lurk beneath cabinets and bed bugs crawl out of mattresses. These unwelcome guests have spread ...

Stick insects keep evolving to have the same strange body plans over and over again, scientists have discovered. This evolutionary blueprint has enabled researchers to predict the critters' next ...

Disease-carrying insects are no longer confined to the tropics or to a short summer season. From mosquitoes and ticks to the ...

Despite differences in shape and size all insects are characterized by a body organization that includes three units: a head, thorax and abdomen (panels A-B). In contrast all spiders (and other ...

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A research team has recreated the evolution of the eye in a physics simulation. The results show why nature chose such ...

A species of remipede known from the Caicos Islands. The photograph was taken by a member of a multinational team looking for rare species. Remipedes are crustaceans that are close relatives to ...

When you want to learn about ecology, biodiversity, climate change or even humanity, you might start by popping open your favorite internet search engine. But thanks to entomology, some of the best ...

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." When you purchase through links on our site, ...