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Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird and fire ant. But new research reveals insects are also major victims of ...

Imagine a low-calorie, protein-packed noodle that evokes the butteriness of French cheeses. The good news is that you don’t need to book a table at a buzzy new bistro to try it. This earthy delicacy ...

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In the animal phylum Nematomorpha (“thread-shaped” in Greek), horsehair worms are long, slender aquatic worms (also called wire worms). Unlike earthworms, horsehair worms’ smooth bodies are not ...

It takes Mandela Fernández-Grandon 15 minutes to train a hoverfly, a harmless wasp look-alike. The entomologist at the University of Greenwich, UK, immobilises each tiny insect in a cocoon-like holder ...

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Humans have been eating insects for millennia, but despite the uncomfortable feelings a bug-based diet might evoke in cultures not used to their consumption, they could form a vital part of future ...

Pangolins are like small anteaters covered in scales. They eat mostly insects such as ants or termites, and they can roll up into a ball for defense. They are the most trafficked animal in the world, ...