Clik here to view.
Fleas of Jurassic period were large in size and have no jumping...
Giant fleas of Jurassic period Researchers have found the fossils of giant blood suckers from the Jurassic period. This research has been done by Michael Engel, a palaeoentomologist at the University...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Streetlights are changing the insect communities affecting a wide range of...
Artificial lighting is affecting the insect communities resulting in an effect on other living beings. This research has been done by Thomas Davies, a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hawk sized insects ended not only due to oxygen level but also due to...
Wingspans of 300 million years old insect Stephanotypus schneideri (main image) and 12-million-year old insect Epiaeschna lucida (top left, shown to same scale) Scientists found that there were huge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ants do change their jobs with age: A probable lesson of biomimetics for...
Main Points: With the help of largest-ever data from ant interactions done on the ant Camponotus fellah, researchers have reported that the ants are placed into three social groups that do different...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Newly invented digital camera inspired by the insects’ eyes
Digital camera mimics the insects’ eye (Credit: Song, Y. M. et al. Nature) Main points: Scientists have developed a “bug-eye” camera that works like a compound eye of the insect. It has an array of 180...
View Article
