The Buzz About Edible Bugs: Can They Replace Beef? The researchers analyzed grasshoppers, crickets, mealworms and buffalo worms for their mineral contents and estimated how much of each nutrient would likely get absorbed if eaten.
New Species of Extremely Leggy Millipede Discovered in Sequoia National Park The new species has a number of bizarre anatomical features, including a body armed with 200 poison glands, silk-secreting hairs, and 4 penises.
Spiders Lack Ears, But They Can Hear Through Their Leg Hairs Study finds jumping spiders can detect sound at greater distances than previously thought.
Feeding Silkworms Graphene and Nanotubes Produces Super Strong Silk The high-strength, conductive material could be suitable for wearable electronics and medical implants.
Male Spider Aids Offspring by Sacrificing Itself as Food Immediately After Sex The spiderlings also grew nearly 20 percent larger, and survived about 50 percent longer, than those whose mothers did not eat their mates.
Flower Catches Flies by Mimicking the Scent of Alarmed Honeybees Study reveals a new means by which plants can deceive their pollinators.
Bumblebees Learn to Tug on a String for a Reward Study demonstrates how ‘unusual’ skills can spread through a bumblebee colony.
7 Bee Species Have Been Added to the US Endangered Species List Hawaiian yellow-faced bees are the first US bees to earn protection under the Endangered Species Act.