"If we don't know what the wildlife host is, we can't know how, where or when that will be." Scientists make major ...

the researchers feel additional research will show that this plus-size pill bug inhabits other parts of the South China Sea as well. Like all giant isopods, of which there are around 20 species, B ...

Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn wrote a bill inspired by a fifth grade class that would designate Indiana's official state ...

These tiny soldiers can eat four times their own weight in organic waste – and turn it into sustainable fertiliser.

Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

11, 2024 — A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional species ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can reach more than 30 cm in length, are known as bọ biển or "sea bugs" in Vietnam. For the first time, one such species was described from ...

A NEW species of foot-long giant sea bug has been discovered in plain sight on sale at food markets. The critter has become a popular delicacy in Vietnam and is even being sold live in city ...