Latest about Insects
These ant queens live 500% longer than workers. Now we know why.
Indian jumping ants that become queens can slow their aging.
Swarms of 'mini-shark' beach bugs are on a foot-biting rampage in California
Local news reports suggest that unusually large swarms tiny foot-biting isopods on beaches around San Diego are leading to a greater number of toes being chomped on.
3D scans reveal that beetles have secret pockets on their backs
From the moment they hatch, Lagria beetles carry symbiotic bacteria by stashing them in special pockets.
Creepy deep-sea 'vanilla Vader' woodlouse is 25 times bigger than a land louse
Scientists have identified a woodlouse relative — a 10-inch-long, creamy yellow critter called Bathynomus yucatanensis from deep in the Gulf of Mexico.
Monarch butterflies teetering ‘on the edge of collapse,’ added to endangered species list
The migratory monarch is threatened by habitat loss, pesticide and herbicide use, and climate change.
Trap-jaw ants' lightning-fast bite should rip their heads apart. Here's why it doesn't.
A unique "dual spring" powers the ant's jaws.
Amber tomb of 'dancing' wasp and delicate flower also hides a gruesome secret
About 30 million years ago, resin hardened around a flower and a parasitic wasp, preserving clues to their relationship in an ancient ecosystem.
Scientists Finally Figure Out How Bees Fly
A longstanding puzzle is resolved as exotic flight mechanisms are revealed.
