Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Beijing Forestry University, and the University of California Davis report that an insect’s ability to find food and a mate is reduced when their antennae ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Insect antennae have long fascinated scientists with their remarkable ability to detect an array of environmental stimuli, from vibrations and surface textures to magnetic fields.

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Researchers from Shinshu University and Chiba University develop a novel bio-hybrid drone using odor-sensing antennae from silkworm moths. Incorporation of an electroantennography (EAG) sensor to ...

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The main factor that determines a butterfly is its clubbed antennae. Unlike those of moths, butterfly antennae consist of a ...

Ants and termites are both incredible engineers. Here's how you can tell the difference between an ant hill and a termite ...

As a boy in the 1960s, David Wagner would run around his family’s Missouri farm with a glass jar clutched in his hand, scooping flickering fireflies out of the sky. “We could fill it up and put it by ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis ...