Being quite small, insects can have a very different relationship with the water-air interface than larger animals do. Surface tension allows for insects like water striders to skate along the top ...

A whole arm of robotics is focusing on insect-size robots – and smaller. What might humans be capable of if we could command a tiny army of simple machines that could fly, skim the water and ...

Scientists demonstrate wall-climbing behavior in cyborg beetles through controlled stimulation, enabling navigation in ...

Give insects the slip with new repellent that makes them slide around on surfaces. By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 07:25 EDT, 13 October 2009 ...

If a liquid is spilled on most surfaces (think of an overturned mug of coffee), it will simply spread across the area and stay there. But dew droplets behave differently on cicada wings because of ...

After either 13 or 17 years, depending on the brood, the insects tunnel to the surface to begin a frenzied, monthlong search for a mate. Louderman said he hasn’t seen any reports yet of early ...