When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of ...
Skoltech and MSU scientists have uncovered the advantage gained by microscopic bugs from their feather-like wings that are unlike those of dragonflies, bees, mosquitoes and other familiar insects. A ...
In experiments under his microscope at home, a teenage researcher discovered a very unusual talent in a species of tiny insect that usually lays eggs on the inside of a tough plant growth. By Darren ...
DECATUR - At first blush, the sight of microscopic mites attached to the eye of an earwig would make most people cringe. But really, the earwig doesn't mind. "It's a symbiotic relationship," explained ...
The two-spotted spider mite is an agricultural pest that poses a threat to a number of crops and fruit trees, but scientists have uncovered information in their saliva that could help control their ...