🇦🇺 Australia
Tropical Insects Overlooked as Conservation Focus Stays North
More than 80 percent of the world's insect species live in the tropics, yet conservation science largely ignor
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🇨🇳 China
324-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows Insects' Amphibious First Steps
A newly discovered 324-million-year-old fossil suggests insects did not conquer land in a single dramatic leap
🇺🇸 United States
Dragonfly Midair Battles Follow Simple Rules, Scientists Find
A dragonfly duel in midair is not the chaotic free-for-all it appears to be. Researchers in the United States
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
British Swallowtail Butterfly Is a Distinct Subspecies, Study Finds
The British swallowtail butterfly has been flying its own course for far longer than anyone realized. A new ge
🇵🇪 Peru
Peru grants legal rights to stingless bees, a world first for insects
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees legal rights, making them the fir
🇦🇺 Australia
Stem nesting bees face greater heat risk in Australia
Some of Australia’s native bees may be far more vulnerable to climate change than others, and the key differen
🇦🇺 Australia
Three New Planking Mantis Species Found in Australia and PNG
Three new species of praying mantis have been discovered in Australia and Papua New Guinea, and they do someth
🇧🇷 Brazil
Gold Mining in the Amazon Wipes Out Dung Beetle Populations
Gold mining in the Amazon does more than scar the landscape. It also wipes out the insects that keep the fores
🇦🇺 Australia
Crickets Groom Injured Antennae Like Dogs Nurse Paws, Study Finds
Crickets stroke and groom a sore antenna in the same way a dog nurses its hurt paw. That is the finding of new
