entomology

The land’s first known singer may have sounded like a raspier version of today’s familiar insect fiddlers.

In a chapter entitled “Predators, Silence, Wings,” author David George Haskell explores the soundscapes of bygone eras of animal communication.

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A handful of new studies moves the needle toward a consensus on the long-disputed question of whether insect wings evolved from legs or from the body wall, but the devil is in the details.

The glossy shell of some beetles, it has long been speculated, helps hide the insects from predators. A recent paper put the hypothesis to the test—and found it wanting.

The Scientist spoke with entomologist Matt Bertone about the characteristics of Laemophloeus biguttatus larvae jumps—a previously unreported behavior in this group of beetles.

The naturalist was recognized for his work on social behavior and pheromones in ants and as a champion of wildlife conservation.

More and more people are traveling around the world to watch the luminous displays of fireflies, but tourism-related light pollution and habitat degradation threaten to snuff out the insects at some locations.  

Other recipients of the award for laugh-worthy achievements experimented with alligators on helium and vibrating worms.

Using pigs as human proxies, forensic entomologists reveal how bodies in vehicles decompose differently from those dumped outside.

Researchers use advanced imaging techniques to see what happens when a male and a female mate.

PCR moves into the laundry room, while insect colonies take up residence in the shower.

The finding that a bacterium within a bacterium within an animal cell cooperates with the host on a biosynthetic pathway suggests the endosymbiont is, practically speaking, an organelle.

Nine months after a fire destroyed priceless collections, scientists are working restore the archives and keep their research afloat.

The young faculty member was active in outreach and teaching.

Lincoln Brower, an American entomologist famous for his work to conserve the monarch populations of Mexico and the US, has passed away at age 86.

A pesticide industry leader, Hutchins was formerly president of the Entomological Society of America.

Some beetle species may have evolved to tunnel into the ground to escape the pathogens that abound on dead and rotting animals.

A new species of ant discovered in Borneo fends off invaders with a uniquely suicidal strategy.