Researchers have found that stick insects keep evolving the same 20 body plans, from the "tree lobster'" to the "bark hugger" and the "large-headed stick." ...

Spider webs are made from a protein fiber which we call silk. It is both strong and stretchy but not all spider silk is the same, there are several different types. Spiders produce silk using special ...

Rare and endangered animals are often hidden away in hard-to-reach locations and might require trekking through a jungle or ...

There is almost no food available at this time of year and insects generally do not eat during their hibernation. Winter can last for months, so insects have evolved two strategies: gain additional ...

Something else the team learned was that because the same body parts kept evolving in different insects, they could predict how some modern insects will evolve. The key was looking at the ...

Different agave species contain different worms ... The vast majority of edible insects, however, are easy to harvest, with many of them quite literally falling from the sky.

The study is based on measurements of the biomass of all insects trapped at 63 nature protection areas in Germany over 27 years since 1989. The data includes thousands of different insects ...

With more research into the factors influencing how different insects adapt to higher temperatures during winter, scientists could predict which species will need more urgent help from ...