Insects
These 103 Beetle Species Have a Mix of Pop Culture-Inspired Names
Entomologists named the newly discovered species after Star Wars Jedi master Yoda, Greek goddess Artemis, French comic book character Asterix
World’s Largest Bee Spotted for the First Time in Decades
The Wallace’s giant bee has been seen only a few times since its discovery in 1858; experts weren’t sure it still existed
Insects Are Dying Off at an Alarming Rate
Forty percent of insect populations have seen declines in recent years and will drop even more without immediate action
Feeding Mosquitoes Diet Drugs Makes Them Stop Biting
The drugs—which block hunger signals in humans and the insects—keep the bugs from bloodsucking for a few days
Honey Bees Can Do Simple Math, After a Little Schooling
Researchers trained 14 bees to add and subtract by one, suggesting their tiny brains have found novel ways of doing complicated tasks
Gemologist Finds Insect Entombed in Opal Rather Than Amber
The unusual specimen appears to contain an open-mouthed insect complete with 'fibrous structures extending from the appendages'
Flowers Sweeten Up When They Sense Bees Buzzing
A new study suggests plants can 'hear' the humming of nearby pollinators and increase their sugar content in response
Dragonflies Embark on an Epic, Multi-Generational Migration Each Year
Monarch butterflies aren't the only migratory marathoners in North America
These New Beetle Species Are Named After the ‘Game of Thrones’ Dragons
Daenerys Targaryen's dragons—Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion—provided the inspiration for these three beetles' new names
A Dracula Ant's Snapping Jaw Is the Fastest Known Appendage in the Animal Kingdom
A new study found that the ant can snap its mandibles at a speed of up to 200 miles per hour—5,000 times faster than the blink of an eye
Ant Colonies Retain Memories That Outlast the Lifespans of Individuals
An ant colony can thrive for decades, changing its behavior based on past events even as individual ants die off every year or so
Researchers Create First-Ever Honey Bee Vaccine
The compound protects against the American foulbrood disease, but the same technique could lead to protection against other major pathogens
New Butterfly Species Named After 17th-Century Female Naturalist
Maria Sibylla Merian documented the lifecycles of moths and butterflies with unprecedented accuracy
Fruit Flies First Began Feeding on Our Fresh Produce About 10,000 Years Ago
It turns out the insects love marula fruit found in south-central Africa, which attracted them to human caves
These Wasps Hijack Spiders' Brains And Make Them Do Their Bidding
Larvae of the newly discovered species in Ecuador hijacks the spider to build a super-tough incubation chamber
Ants Take Sick Days, Too
A new study has found that when some members of the colony are exposed to pathogens, they spend less time in the nest
Brown Recluse Silk Is Stronger Than Steel Because It's Constructed Like a Cable
Thousands of nanotendrils come together to form the flat, super-strong spider silk
These Ants Immobilize Prey With Acid Then Drag Them Back to Nest for Dismemberment
Decapitated heads, dismembered limbs litter the floor of <i>Formica archboldi</i> nests
Heatwaves May Dramatically Reduce Insect Fertility
Sperm production dropped by nearly three-quarters among male beetles exposed to lab-induced temperature increases
Deaf Moths May Use Their ‘Fur’ To Avoid Hungry Bats
Fur-like scales on the insects’ thoraxes absorb the echoes of bat calls, according to new research
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