Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome Biology and Evolution, the study aims to identify patterns of changes in gene ...

Shutterstock It turns out that while all bugs are insects, all insects aren’t bugs. So if you’re an insect, I guess maybe you ...

Complete metamorphosis transforms caterpillars into butterflies, reshaping not only the bodies of the insects but their behaviors and identities. New work reveals in detail for the first time how ...

Understanding Insect Metamorphosis John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage ...

Silver fish, grasshoppers, mantids and cockroaches are examples of these insects. Their young – called nymphs – look like ...

Rivka Galchen on the entomologist James Truman’s research studying the process of metamorphosis in insects.

Franz Kafka ’s most famous story, “The Metamorphosis,” details one man’s change into a cockroach. I can sympathize: I’ve experienced my own transformation into a computer bug, as I’ve ...

Predators are far more likely to attack adult moths than caterpillars, highlighting the protective power of metamorphosis.

Insectropolis in Toms River offers hands-on insect education with live bug interactions, interactive exhibits, and ...

There are more than 40 species of fireflies in Missouri, but their populations have been diminishing over the last few years.

Most of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid—a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to form a tough chrysalis and emerges as a beautiful butterfly. But how exactly do chrysalises stay ...

Complete metamorphosis transforms caterpillars into butterflies, reshaping not only the bodies of the insects but their behaviors and identities. New work reveals in detail for the first time how ...