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Caterpillars evolved their weird chubby little 'prolegs' from ancient crustaceans
The extra legs caterpillars have appear have origins in the primitive crustaceans that insects evolved from during the Ordovician period over 400 million years ago.
Soldier ants turned into foragers by scientists reprogramming their brains
Scientists discovered an enzyme within the ant "blood-brain barrier" that helps control whether an ant ends up a soldier or a forager.
Tortoise beetle larvae use their telescopic anuses to build shields from shed skin and poop
Many tortoise beetle larvae create shields for themselves using faeces and old skin. Scientists have now looked at how and why they create these poop parasols.
3,000-year-old mummified bees are so well preserved, scientists can see the flowers the insects ate
The bees were preserved well enough for researchers to make out small features, like their legs and antennae.
Invasive yellow-legged hornets spotted in US for 1st time, one nest eradicated
The invasive yellow-legged hornet, which preys on honey bees, has been spotted in Georgia for the first time.
Fuzzy caterpillar has sting 'like being hit with a baseball bat," and now we know why
Scientists have discovered proteins in the caterpillars' venom that fold up "like a little donut" to punch holes in the victim's cells, delivering extremely potent pain signals to the brain.
Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'
With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, hidden world of moths.
Where do honey bees come from? New study 'turns the standard picture on its head'
DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago, before spreading into East Africa and Arabia around 120,000 years later.
