They then entered a two-dimensional projection of their data into their calculation of the aerodynamic force and power as a function of the phase lag between the forewings and hindwings ...

The November moth is active at night and is attracted to light. It is brown and cream in colour, medium sized with a wing span from 38-44mm and the forewings are variably marked with alternating pale ...

The little honey bee is a unique little insect. Her anatomy was engineered, developed and equipped to do the things necessary ...

DESCRIPTION: Adult Hermes copper butterflies have a wingspan between one and 1.25 inches. Upperside forewings are brown with yellow, brown-spotted centers; upperside hindwings are also brown and have ...

It is the largest Sri Lankan butterfly with a wingspan spreading 165-180 mm. Its large forewings are glossy black and hindwings bright yellow with a black margin making it ‘hard to miss’ when in ...

For some reason, lots of the records are found on washing hanging out on a clothesline. The clothes must smell like ...

The beetle, having lost the ability to fly away from danger, has evolved crush-resistant forewings (known as elytra), to survive being pecked to death by hungry birds. The researchers used ...

A striking example is the spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii), native to southern and eastern Africa. Adults of this species have a swirling, green and yellow eyespot pattern on their ...

This allowed researchers to investigate if the evolution of birds impacted that of the insects. They found distinct changes in the wings and bodies of the giant cicadas towards the end of the Jurassic ...

No one wants to share their home with bugs. Unfortunately, some of these spooky creatures infest any houses. They can creep into your space and heavily multiply in your home. They only need water, ...

Their bodies have a fuzzy yellow covering near the head but the bottom is black or metallic and smooth. Antennae are bent and the forewings are longer than the body. Like carpenter ants, they don't ...