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Stick and leaf insects are a strikingly bizarre group of insects with a worldwide distribution. They are famous for their impressively large body size and their remarkable ability to camouflage ...

Different insects flap their wings in different manners. Understanding the variations between these modes of flight may help scientists design better and more efficient flying robots in the future.

David Yeates receives funding from various Australian and International funding agencies, and holds the Schlinger endowed research position at the Australian National insect Collection. The time and ...

A remarkable fossil discovery in China is rewriting our understanding of insect evolution. Scientists have identified a 151-million-year-old fly preserved in amber with features not seen in any modern ...

Annapolis, MD; July 24, 2018 -- Grasshoppers are one of the most ubiquitous groups of insects in the world, found everywhere from grasslands to tropical rainforests to isolated mountain ranges to ...

Researchers find that a 'lost' family of cockroaches may be the missing link in the evolution of insects from prehistoric times to the present day. Often associated with dirty living conditions and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (November 6, 2014) —An international team of more than 100 researchers—including Dr. Michelle Trautwein of the California Academy of Sciences—has published the first modern roadmap of ...