When most people think of insects in their garden, they usually think of annoying pests that eat away at their hard-earned ...
About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...
In natural and agricultural ecosystems, omnivorous insects are omnipresent. Whether they are 'true omnivores' that require both plant and prey resources to complete their life-cycle, 'herbivores ...
Cicadas are also known for their buzzing and clicking noises, which can be amplified by multitudes of insects into an overpowering hum. Males produce this species-specific noise with vibrating ...
These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle potential predators into backing off. These chemical “bombs” are the source of their name: Bombardier beetles. But there’s not just ...