Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle.

Summer brings warmer temperatures and longer days, and of course that means spending more time outdoors. Unfortunately, it ...

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, ...

This works throughout the stages of an insect's life: from egg to larva to pupa to adult. It works with look-alike species. And it works with diverse image qualities and orientations. The bottom line ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by ...

Symbiotic relationships between species are both common and incredible, including those between ants and these four insects, ...

Photograph by Fura Through his website, Javier sells bulk packs of dried crickets and mealworms, frozen locusts and silkworm pupae, and powdered insects. Snack packs are sold in local supermarket ...

No matter how careful you are about animals in your home, or how much care you take when you are outdoors, animal and insect bites and stings are sometimes unavoidable. Fleas, mites, and chiggers ...

Move over bees, MIT researchers have developed a robot insect designed for artificial pollination, laying the groundwork for entirely indoor farms of the future. The robot’s lifelike flapping wings ...