Study Challenges Popular Theory on Why Primordial Bugs Were So Darn Huge
About 350 million years ago, dragonflies were roughly 27 inches (70 centimeters) wide. Scientific consensus is that high…
Oxygen supply through the tracheolar–muscle system does not constrain insect gigantism
Klowden, M. J. & Palli, S. R. Physiological Systems in Insects 4th edn (Academic Press, 2022). Nation, J.…
Limited thermal tolerance in tropical insects and its genomic signature
Study area In Peru, the study was carried out along an elevational gradient from 245 masl to the tree…
This Beetle Is in a Toxic Relationship With a Tree. Luckily, They Know a Fungi
Nature gives rise to fascinating adaptations, which can sometimes lead to organisms living in some strange situations. The…
UC Davis scientists discover new species of spider
TODAY DURING A SPECIAL CEREMONY. RIGHT NOW TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL. SCIENTISTS AT UC DAVIS DISCOVERED A…
New Species of Trapdoor Spider Discovered In California
Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have discovered a new species of trapdoor spider lurking in California’s…
They’re Huge, They’re Creepy, and They’re Back—An Expert’s Tips for Joro Spider Season
For residents of the southeastern United States, fall signals the return of Joro spiders—huge, bright yellow arachnids from…
Flying Parasitic Worms Use This Superpower to Ambush Prey Midair
Physics can get real strange on the microscopic level. For tiny creatures living on this scale, these eccentricities…
Low population genetic structure in five Chilean Nothofagus species and high fluctuating asymmetry in Nothofagus pumilio x N. antarctica putative hybrids | BMC Ecology and Evolution
While the various Nothofagus species and their putative hybrids differ substantially in morphology, there were no diagnostic genetic…
Differential expression of antennal chemosensory genes related to host preference of Culex pipiens biotypes | Parasites & Vectors
Farajollahi A, Fonseca DM, Kramer LD, Kilpatrick AM. “Bird biting” mosquitoes and human disease: a review of the…
Chromatin dynamics of a large-sized genome provides insights into polyphenism and X0 dosage compensation of locusts
Chromosome-level assembly of the migratory locust We conducted genome sequencing on an adult female locust with a heterozygosity…
Spiders Hijack Fireflies to Create Devious Glowing Death Traps
Fireflies glow to attract mates. As new research shows, however, a certain species of spider has learned to…