A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick- or leaf-like appearance all evolved the same basic body parts. In their ...

Fossil evidence reveals a time when insects reached sizes that seem almost impossible today. Scientists say higher oxygen levels and harsh environmental pressures allowed bugs to grow into dominant ...

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Termites did not evolve complex societies by adding new genetic features. Instead, scientists found that they became more social by shedding genes tied to competition and independence. A shift to ...

Cockroaches tend to unsettle people for obvious reasons, though their biology is often stranger than their appearance. One ...

When you want to learn about ecology, biodiversity, climate change or even humanity, you might start by popping open your favorite internet search engine. But thanks to entomology, some of the best ...