If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need to crawl inside and die in order for the fruit to grow. But are there ...

Uganda has introduced 15 new standards to regulate the harvesting, processing and sale of the country’s beloved long-horned grasshoppers (nsenene) and other edible insects. The standards developed by ...

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Researchers have discovered a species of dogbane in Japan that attracts pollinating flies by mimicking the alarm scent of half-eaten ants.The species of dogbane is the first plant to boost ...

Encountering a swarm of airborne arthropods in and around your home can be unsettling. Don't panic! Here's what you need to know about flying ants.

Scientists discover that a queen ants of the Messor genus produce males from another species to breed hybrid workers in successful colonies.

Seventy-nine percent of endemic species are showing declines, underscoring how fragile island biodiversity is in the face of ecosystem changes. Insects play essential roles in ecosystems, from ...

This process—the team dubs it “xenoparous,” meaning that an organism gives birth to another species as part of its life cycle—is a “natural case of cross-species cloning, resulting in the maintenance ...

Ant communities are sensitive to fragmentation responding through: extinction of specialist species compared with large habitats, invasion of generalist species, changes in community composition and ...