Also known as superworms, the scavengers are able to digest the plastic, opening up the possibility of harnessing their abilities to help tackle our pollution crisis.

A piece of ancient amber found in a small Burmese village holds preserved remains that indicate this family of insects survived longer than the Early Cretaceous, as previously believed.

To avoid wasting digestive energy, the plant only seals shut after sensing certain prey movements.

Trigger hairs on the lobes of the trap are tuned to respond to wriggling prey.

Watch an insect shed its exoskeleton and stretch its new wings.

These ancient insects ate dinosaur feathers during the Cretaceous period.

Insects wearing 3-D glasses detect computer-generated prey.

Plants, fungi, and bacteria likely contributed to insect diversity.

Distantly related, lookalike Heliconius species arrive at the same appearance using the same few genes, but regulated differently, according to recent studies.