One of the lacewing larvae examined in amber. Credit: Carolin Haug. Scientists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence of insect larvae with highly developed eyes, revealing that some ancient ...

Why do we need to be concerned with pollinating insects? Well, approximately 80% of the plants that produce the fruits and ...

In many insect larvae, however, these eyes have not yet developed. "Simple eyes, known as stemmata, are usually sufficient for these larvae, as they are often just little eating machines at this ...

These specimens demonstrate the convergent evolution of highly developed simple eyes in at least two additional lineages of lacewings, showcasing the enormous diversity of lacewing larvae in the ...

A larva is an insect that’s hatched from an egg but hasn’t developed wings yet. Mouth larva usually comes from certain fly species that invade soft tissues inside the oral cavity, such as gums ...

which involves keeping and killing 70 billion insects a year, the “new factory farming” and wants the minister to come up with measures to ensure their well-being. The industry focuses on black ...

Help save the Earth by replacing half your lawn and/or non-native plants with native species, even in containers, plus a list ...

The story goes like this: moths laying eggs in hanging weblike nests that drop to the ground when they have served their ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...

In fly fishing, a nymph is both an aquatic insect in its larval stage and any fly pattern ... to be hovering just off the bottom as your line drifts downstream, and you can achieve the right ...

Those weevils aren't tossed into the river by accident: scientists hope that the insects and their larvae will munch their ...