insects

Cicadas coordinate their early morning choruses with remarkable precision, timing their singing to a specific level of light during the pre-dawn hours...

The springtime emergence of vast swarms of cicadas can be explained by a mathematical model of collective decision-making with similarities to models...

Smaller beetles who consistently lose fights over resources can gain a competitive advantage over their larger rivals by teaming up with another...

Male butterflies have genes which give them a sexual preference for a partner with a similar appearance to themselves, according to new research.

A new study shows that bats are giving Madagascar’s rice farmers a vital pest control service by feasting on plagues of insects. And this, a Cambridge...

A new study reveals that when burying beetle larvae are denied parental support, they evolve bigger jaws to compensate.

Researchers have developed a super-thin, non-toxic, lightweight, edible ultra-white coating that could be used to make brighter paints and coatings...

A study by scientists from the University of Cambridge has revealed how cooperative behaviour between insect family members changes how rapidly body...

A common insect larva that eats beeswax has been found to break down chemical bonds in the plastic used for packaging and shopping bags at uniquely...