Tami Gingrich explores why moths have distinct circular, concentric rings made up of contrasting colors on their wings, ...

From carpet beetles to ladybugs to palo verde beetles, here's what to know about the most common beetles in Arizona and why ...

BANGKOK -- About the length of my little finger but thicker, and with a deep butter-yellow coating, a blanched and twice-fried coconut worm stares up at me from a small side plate. Biting into the ...

Cicada (Photo from UK Department of Entomology) The cicadas are a superfamily of insects, first described ... and orange veins on their clear membranous wings. Song and reproduction The adult ...

Flying insects, such as flies, butterflies, and dragonflies, have thin, membranous wings that they move by altering their body shape. Birds possess strong wings made of bone and muscle ...

Inspired by the humble bee, robotics researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed insect-sized aerial ... feature flapping wings that not only allow for extended ...

They were expert at seizing flies, and swallowed caterpillars, and other insects. My wife admired them much on account of their gentle deportment, for although on being tormented, they would spread ...

There are many aspects of insect biology, especially their flight, that remain a mystery for scientists. One is simply how they move their wings. The insect wing hinge is a specialized joint that ...

In a remarkable scientific achievement, researchers have made significant strides in understanding the intricate biomechanics of insect wings, with a particular focus on the wing hinge mechanism ...

Of about twenty specimens in my possession, scarcely two correspond in the length of the bills, legs, or wings. The plate before you was engraved from a drawing made by my son ... The stomach, [e], is ...

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