Insects - Page 49

August 30, 2016

'Cyclops' beetle grows third eye on its head

Baby beetles with three compound eyes, one in the center of their heads, are teaching scientists something about how new facial traits evolve

August 15, 2016

Heat wave hassle: Flying roaches

Cockroaches are more predisposed to flying when it gets hot and steamy, apparently.

August 4, 2016

Hungry beetles may end season for baseball's ash bats

Popular baseball bats may soon disappear from fields as ravenous Asian beetles rapidly consume the wood used to make them, according to reports.

July 29, 2016

'Game of Thrones' ant has dragon-like spikes

A dragon from "Game of Thrones" has come to life — sort of.

July 19, 2016

Bolivia park is a butterfly paradise

Scientists on an expedition in Bolivia have identified more than 1,000 varieties of butterflies living in Madidi National Park, a New Jersey-sized protected area considered to be the most biodiverse in the world.

July 19, 2016

Cockroaches use their own internal GPS to get around

When navigating your kitchen, cockroaches likely don't need to stop for directions.

June 27, 2016

Ancient insects carried corpses of prey for camouflage

If you were magically transported back to the mid-Cretaceous, you'd likely have your hands full dodging dinosaur giants like Iguanodon or the toothy Carcharodontosaurus

June 16, 2016

Swedish university names queen bee after Beyoncé

Queen Bey now has a queen bee named after her in Sweden.

June 14, 2016

UK faces potential moth infestation of 'biblical' proportions

Locust and frog plagues could have nothing on the winged critters that have researchers in the U.K. scrambling to find a solution to a forthcoming moth problem.

May 27, 2016

Why some flies have mega sperm

Picky females have driven the evolution of mega sperm in males as a way to ensure that the gals will get only the best mates, new research finds.