The white stuff that engulfs these flies is a fungus called Entomophthora muscae — Entomophthora translates to “ destroyer of insects .” It’s an obligate pathogen, entirely dependent on its host, that ...

Twelve new weevil species were discovered by Jake Lewis's team at OIST, employing both innovative and classical taxonomy ...

This small, delicate nun moth sat quietly on a parked car, its pale wings barely moving in the soft breeze. Ileana, noticing the tiny creature, felt a wave of compassion wash over her. Wanting to help ...

In the 2008 film “Twilight,” a vampire describes the scent of blood as being “like a drug.” While in the world of fantasy, ...

After weeks or months, these larvae undergo a process of metamorphosis, which see the tadpoles change into frogs—growing legs, lungs to breathe on land, changing mouthparts to eat meat rather than ...

If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. They are generally lower maintenance than exotic species, ...

Aphanerostethus magnus (Oo-daruma-kuchikakushi-zoumushi) and Aphanerostethus japonicus (Nippon-daruma-kuchikakushi-zoumushi). One of these, Aphanerostethus japonicus, is also found in Yanbaru National ...

Jake Lewis, an entomologist in the Environmental Science and Informatics Section at the Okinawa Institute of Science and ...

Like millipedes, Arthropleura have seven-segmented antennae, and mouthparts with a separated base plate and chewing lobe, though other features of their mouthparts are more like centipedes. But they ...