Water striders are the only insect that live entirely on the ocean’s surface. By some estimates, insects make up 80 percent of named animal species. They’re found all over the world and in all manner ...
Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.
The terms "bug" and "insect" are commonly used interchangeably in everyday language, yet scientifically, they refer to distinct categories of creatures. Insects belong to the vast class Insecta, ...
My pre-K students always jump at the opportunity to explore nature, and they also love digging into bugs. I previously assumed that lessons about insects were only possible in the springtime, but that ...
A species of remipede known from the Caicos Islands. The photograph was taken by a member of a multinational team looking for rare species. Remipedes are crustaceans that are close relatives to ...
But the past decade has shown that even if you build an insect farm, the global market may not come. Of the 20 or so largest ...
Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.
Even at levels safe for humans, air pollution can disrupt the way some insects communicate with plants, and with each other.
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