Fossil insect find, Zekuforma maculata, reveals a land-to-water experiment in evolution, rewriting 230 million years of true bug history.

– A single mutation makes ordinary bacteria into essential symbiotic bacteria that support survival of host stinkbug – The study of symbiotic relationships between plants, animals, and microorganisms, ...

Researchers discover that insect sex systems influence the speed of mitochondrial evolution, impacting biodiversity tracking ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

At first glance, the insect trapped in golden resin looked like any other tiny victim of deep time. Only under close ...

Insect symbiosis with endosymbiotic bacteria represents a fundamental biological association that shapes insect ecology, evolution and adaptability. Across a diverse range of insect taxa, mutualistic ...

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.

I am fascinated by the interactions between eukaryotic hosts and their microbial symbionts. These relationships span the entire spectrum from mutualism to pathogenesis, and they can drive the ...

A change that occurs to the carrier of genetic information in an organism (often genetic DNA). This includes various changes, such as base substitution, insertion, deletion, inversion or translocation ...

entmain copy 39088019137645 purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents 1. The evolution of ideas on insect metamorphosis -- 2. A spectacular diversity of forms and ...