Springtails, an ancient arthropod, are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname, "snow ...

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...

Aside from pets, family members, or roommates, many of us often go weeks without seeing another living thing in our homes. But appearances can be deceiving. We are, in fact, surrounded by ...

The points which should be especially emphasized in regard to the evolution of the insectan branch of the arthropod lines of development may be briefly summarized as follows: The ancestors of ...

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 ...

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 ...

No matter how well you think you know your home, it holds a number of dark corners and hidden spaces that you don't look at too closely from day to day. And more likely than not, these nooks and ...

Chromosomal research in insects and arthropods has significantly advanced our understanding of genome organisation, evolution and speciation. Studies in this field have mapped the diversity of ...

Fossils of a 10-legged wormy creature that lived 520 million years ago may fill an important gap in the history of the evolution of insects, spiders and crustaceans. The so-called walking cactus ...

Many people use 'bug' and 'insect' interchangeably. Scientifically, insects are a broad class. True bugs are a specific order within insects, known as Hemiptera. They have unique piercing-sucking ...