AbstractAdult aquatic insects are important energy subsidies for terrestrial predators, but the effects of terrestrial predators on emerged aquatic insects have been widely neglected. We compared ...

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: Ecological and Evolutionary Approaches, Vol. 79, No. 2 (March/April 2006), pp. 344-356 (13 pages) Abstract Chemical communication is virtually universal among ...

Scientists have found evidence for parallel evolution of an alternate genetic code in arthropod mitochondria (AGG is translated into lysine rather than serine), and correlated co-evolution of the tRNA ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. There are more than 5,000 species in the jumping spider family ...

The University of Wisconsin Insect Diagnostic Lab Director PJ Liesch, also known as the Wisconsin Bug Guy, studies several insect species across the state of Wisconsin. Liesch’s interest in insects ...

The film discusses the diverse group of animals known as arthropods, which includes over a million species, making them the most successful group of animals in terms of habitat variety and species ...

home, they are immensely outnumbered by tiny arthropods, such as insects, spiders and millipedes. In the past, scientists had trouble estimating how many arthropods exist in the vastness of a forest.

It's well-known that the world's rainforests contain an enormous variety of arthropods, the group of animals that includes insects and spiders. But a new study shows that this variety is simply ...

(Beyond Pesticides, November 13, 2019) Research from Germany shows a steep decline of arthropod (insect and spider) populations in grasslands and forests. These data add to the growing body of ...

Forget protein bars. For a nutritious snack, consider popping a few grasshoppers. Or a handful of ants, perhaps? While the thought of chowing on arthropods might make your skin crawl, consider this: A ...