You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like ...

A mosquito larva launches its head to capture prey dangled in front of it. Hancock et al. via Annals of the Entomological Society of America Scientists have long known that predatory mosquito larvae ...

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The animal kingdom can be even stranger than fiction. Case in point: a larva that looks more like it was made-for-TV than anything you might stumble upon in real life. Instagram account ...

With striking high-speed video footage, scientists have for the first time detailed how predatory mosquito larvae attack and capture prey in aquatic habitats. This new research sheds light on behavior ...

University of Panama and Smithsonian researchers report the discovery of a new Bagworm Moth species, in the Annals of the Entomology Society of America. Unlike nearly all other Bagworms, Perisceptis ...

The summit of Flagstaff Mountain is dominated by old ponderosa pines. Within the last several decades, drought, high winds, mountain pine beetles and mistletoes have taken their toll, leaving numerous ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...