Introduction: the importance of social insects -- The degrees of social behavior -- The social wasps -- The ants -- The social bees -- The termites -- The presocial insects -- Caste: ants -- Caste: ...

The paleobiology of fossil insects encompasses the study of the form, function and ecology of ancient hexapods as revealed through their preserved remains. It integrates morphological analysis of ...

The Mesozoic era witnessed the origin and early diversification of insect–plant pollination interactions long before the dominance of modern flowering plants. During the Triassic and Jurassic, ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial insects that play a critical role in pollination and wider ecosystems. New ...

Haiku poems have reflected humans' experiences in nature for hundreds of years, including observations of bugs and other wildlife. Recently, researchers analyzed which insects were mentioned the most ...

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research. Pro-environmental behaviour increases among school ...

Even in areas relatively undisturbed by human activity, insect populations are on the decline, with climate change as a likely culprit. That's the finding of new research from the University of North ...

As the weather is warming up in the U.S., many Americans will be spraying themselves with insect repellent to protect against itchy bites and the spread of disease. However, you may be spraying ...

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