“These are terrestrial organisms, they’re not really designed to be underwater,” he said. The team then carried out an experiment involving 143 common eastern bumblebee queens and found that those ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Presenting the world’s smallest (and scrappiest) scuba diver: A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a special bubble over its nostrils to breathe underwater and avoid predators ...

This is the first time that scientists have tested how bumblebee queens fare when submerged for long periods, and the findings shed new light on the insects’ adaptations and their resilience to ...

Have you ever seen a diving beetle? They’re one of my favorite animals. They live underwater and breathe air from a bubble attached to their butts. I talked about all the ways animals breathe ...

Diving bell spiders are also weird when it comes to sex, with males occasionally gobbling up females in reverse sexual cannibalism. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Nature never ceases to amaze, but some animals stretch credulity to the limits. Scientists have recently shone the light on four insects so unbelievable that they appear yanked from the pages of ...

You can learn a lot about the health of a stream by knowing its aquatic inhabitants. Sara Owen, ecologist for the Montana Natural Heritage Program, led an aquatic insect field trip Thursday evening, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Microplastics are tiny ...

You need to add split shot or some other type of weight to the leader to get the fly down. If you aren't getting hung upon the bottom once in a while, you aren't fishing deep enough. Remember, the ...