Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sometimes, when an animal comes in contact with a predator, its ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Individual organisms in a community interact in many different ways. An interaction may benefit both individuals, or the interaction may benefit one organism to the detriment of the other. An ...

You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like tiny bees or wasps, they don’t sting. They’re actually some of the most ...

A new study shows mosquito larvae feeding in slow motion, under a microscope, for the first time. By Oliver Whang Microcinematography can reveal wonders and horrors in the universe of tiny things ...

Climate and changes in it have direct impacts on species of plant and animals - but climate may also shape more complex biological systems like food webs. Now a research group has investigated how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mature larvae of the buff-leaf hawkmoth react when touched. A caterpillar-looking bug hangs out on a stem, minding its own ...

A common insect larvae could be inadvertently contributing to microplastic pollution in our rivers and waterways by chewing up litter, a new study has found A common insect larvae could be ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth ...