When the larvae of the primitive social insect, a type of paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn't know if she'll arise a worker or gyne (future queen). Now, researchers are shedding ...

UNDER this title Mr. H. Womersley, entomologist at the South Australian Museum, in Adelaide, contributes a useful handbook (dated 1939) on the lower insects, or Apterygota, of the country named.

Metamorphosis leads to a wide range of evolutionary outcomes. The dramatic transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly ...

TEMPE, Ariz. – When the larvae of the primitive social insect Polistes metricus, a paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn’t know if she’ll arise a worker or gyne (future queen) – ...

Many insect species respond to danger by producing chemical alarm signals, or alarm pheromones, to inform others. In a recent study, investigators found that their alarm may be even be context ...

In the dark abyss of the world's deepest known cave lurks a newfound species of primitive eyeless insect, one that researchers are calling the deepest land animal ever found. Subscribe to read this ...

Millions of years ago, bees evolved from meat-munching wasps, but little is known about their transition from carnivorous insect to flower-seeking pollen-eater. A newly discovered fossilized bee, ...

Growing a primitive garden presents various challenges, including physically demanding preparation and ongoing battles with wildlife such as rabbits, rats, insects, and deer. These animals can quickly ...