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Published Rare insect found in Arkansas sets historic record, prompts mystery - Rare Insect Found in Arkansas Sets Historic Record, Prompts Mystery


A giant insect found in Arkansas has set historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata or giant lace ...
Published When cheating pays -- survival strategy of insect uncovered - When Cheating Pays: The Unveiled Survival Strategy of Insects



Researchers have revealed the unique 'cheating' strategy a New Zealand insect has developed to avoid ...
Published Insect pollination key for rare Wyoming sagebrush species - Insect Pollination: A Key Factor for the Survival of Rare Wyoming Sagebrush Species


The Laramie chickensage is unusual among the hundreds of species of sagebrush, most of which are pri...
Published Why insects navigate more efficiently than robots



Engineers have studied how insects navigate, for the purpose of developing energy-efficient robots. ...
Published The best offense is a great defense for some carnivorous plants - The Best Offense is a Great Defense for Some Carnivorous Plants


Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ...
Published Stinky, bitter, and painful: A novel insect repellent attacks multiple sensory pathways



Researchers found that a Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) A1 stimulant, 2-methylthiazoline (2MT),...
Published Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk



Researchers have found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temp ...
Published New insect genus discovered in one of the most biodiverse rain forest regions in the world



The Allpahuayo-Mishana National Reserve in Peru has often been described as the most biodiverse rain...
Published These robots helped explain how insects evolved two distinct strategies for flight



Robots helped achieve a major breakthrough in our understanding of how insect flight evolved. The st ...
Published Common insect species are suffering the biggest losses



Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new s ...
Published Fastest swimming insect could inspire uncrewed boat designs



Whirligig beetles, the world's fastest-swimming insect, achieve surprising speeds by employing a str ...
Published Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech



Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that ...
Published Detecting odors on the edge: Researchers decipher how insects smell more with less



While humans feature a sophisticated sense of smell, insects have a much more basic olfactory system ...
Published Fruit fly testes offer potential tool against harmful insects



A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar -- an enzyme from fruit fly testes. Th ...
Published Neuroptera: Greater insect diversity in the Cretaceous period - Neuroptera: Greater Insect Diversity in the Cretaceous Period



An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 10 ...
Published How seahorse-like toxins kill insects



Insect-killing bacteria typically release toxins to slay their hosts. The bacterium Photorhabdus lum ...
Published How does a virus hijack insect sperm to control disease vectors and pests?



A widespread bacteria called Wolbachia and a virus that it carries can cause sterility in male insec...
Published Study reveals how a tall spruce develops defense against hungry weevils



A study has identified genes involved in development of stone cells -- rigid cells that can block a...
Published Transforming flies into degradable plastics



Imagine using insects as a source of chemicals to make plastics that can biodegrade later -- with th ...
Published Bacteria can enhance host insect's fertility with implications for disease control



New research reveals how the bacteria strain Wolbachia pipientis enhances the fertility of the insec...