Resistant bed-bugs ‘from tropics’
New results suggest that insecticide use in the tropics is to...
Tag Archives: invertebrates
Worms’ sex life yields advantage over parasites
Sex gives worms the power to fight off parasites, report researchers...
Deepest-living land animal found
Worms have been found living at depths in the Earth where...
The Earliest Touchdown
Three hundred million years ago, a flying insect skidded to a...
Worms Are Divided After All
It turns out that worms really are deeply divided. In the...
A Spider That Likes Stinky Socks
Arachnophobes everywhere will be heading to the laundromat when they hear...
Parasite Invasion Caught on Camera
For the first time, the tiny malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, has...
Some Don’t Like It Hot
As oceans continue to warm and acidify, the survival of the...
Sleepy Bees Lose Their Rhythm
Sleep deprived and having trouble communicating? You aren’t alone. Drowsy honey...
Whistling Caterpillars Shake Off Predators
When in danger, whistle. It works for the walnut sphinx caterpillar...
Rethinking Brain Evolution in Insects
As surprising at it may seem, wasps, bees, and even ants...
Ancient Tweaking
Twenty years ago, scientists knew nothing of the scraps of RNA...
