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 ...

Insects and their relatives are not all bad actors. Most are crucial to a healthy environment and ecosystem. One example is the importance of pollinators. It is estimated that only about 3% of insects ...

EVERYBODY, whether learned or unlearned, is aware that insects undergo changes in their shapes and habits. Great numbers of popular works on natural history have made the description of these ...

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

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

My metamorphosis from an Amish groupie into a denizen of cyberspace. Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters ...

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 ...

Metamorphosis: Drosophila melanogaster, hoverfly Discovery Insights from the insect world including the Drosophila melanogaster and the metamorphosis of the hoverfly.