Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...

We heard the first musicians and were surrounded by insects that we could use in all manner of ways. So some of the hints of these connections came way later. So, for example, you can look at the ...

"This could cause a shift in their mating patterns, and reproductive rates are really important for population persistence." ...

All those are inked with oak gall ink, which is induced chemically by different species of gall wasps. So if we take the Magna Carta, there are at least three insect species involved in the ...

Edible insects are often portrayed as something of ... They've been looking forward to this moment all day. One lifts the lid from a large jar of clear liquor and deftly swats the attacking ...

About 80 percent of all animals on the planet are insects, and the Enns Entomology Museum at MU has one of the most important ...

Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and ...