Deep within tropical forests, the Ophiocordyceps fungus transforms insects into "zombies" by infiltrating their bodies and ...

An insect’s life cycle follows similar stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult (or egg, nymph, adult). Most insects live rather short lives that can range from a couple of hours to a few months. Yet ...

What can a tiny wasp with a rather gruesome parasitic life cycle teach us about evolution, behavior and human developmental ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Brood X is on its way. Love is in the air this spring, and billions of cicadas soon will appear in the eastern United States in the biggest emergence event since 2004. The insects are expected ...

Life Cycle Prey . Peregrines take their prey in flight, so they dine almost exclusively on other birds. However, very young falcons may catch flying insects and, occasionally ...

Scientists are getting an idea about the odd family tree of periodical cicadas, how the insects synchronize their life cycles and why they breed side-by-side with others unsuitable for mating.

A declaration signed by dozens of scientists says there is “a realistic possibility” for elements of consciousness in reptiles, insects and molluscs.

All flowering plants go through the following life cycle. ... Pollen produced by a flower is carried by insects or blown by the wind to another flower. This process is called pollination.

Head lice are small, wingless insects that live in human hair. Their scientific name is Pediculus humanus capitis, and they have been a human pest for thousands of years. Their full life cycle ...