Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically speaking, insects dominate the Earth with more than 5.5 million species. An estimated 10 quintillion ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Despite being known to carry out their tasks with the precision of a machine, insects appear to be capable of subjective experience, which means that they are aware of what they are doing and are more ...

Students discuss anatomical details for an illustration on the permanent mural in Briggs Hall. Students in Entomology 1, "Art, Science and the World of Insects," will hold their end-of-the-quarter ...

You could be forgiven for thinking that the toughest, most durable robot would be some sort of ultra-hard, metal alloy skeleton like the Terminator, but sometimes soft and flexible is the way to go.

The pop-biology premise that all of nature is a source of edification and delight has its limits tested in this engrossing—and quite gross—collection of essays on insect pests. Entomologist Waldbauer ...

Predrag Slijepcevic receives funding from EU research sources. If you put all humans living on the planet into an imaginary tin like sardines, the tin would be 2km long, wide and high. Amazingly, all ...

Eliza Middleton does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa — Jessa Huebing-Reitinger’s eyes focus on a microscope, taking in detailed information. With paintbrush in hand, she adds a speck of yellow to the green wings of a Luna moth that she ...

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Emma Redman, a College of Idaho senior, wades into the Boise River to collect aquatic insects that will tell researchers about the food resources available to dragonflies. Anna Eichert Students and ...