Tag: Insects

Artificial light plays a large — and overlooked — role in ongoing insect declines around the world, researchers found. “Light pollution is growing very quickly,” said Brett Seymoure, a postdoctoral...

When spring comes to the Arctic, caribou across Canada and Alaska synchronize the timing of their movement in a massive continent-wide migration to their calving grounds, researchers discovered. In some...

Migrating insects speed up their travel time by sailing on wind and warmth, according to recent research. This discovery helps us understand the ways that insects like dragonflies or butterflies,...

A fungus that attacks dormant cicadas puts males into a mating frenzy that helps the parasite jump between hosts, researchers have found. Cicadas encounter the fungus Massopora during the 13...

Researchers are crawling through many of the nooks and crannies of the largest known cave system in the world in an effort to better understand what’s happening with more than...

Some butterflies have a clear means of protection, and predators can see right through it. According to new research, clearwing butterflies have evolved these transparent traits in order to avoid...

States are passing more legislation relating to pollinator conservation than the federal government, researchers found, but they say more laws are needed. In a study published in Environmental Science and Policy,...

Biology textbooks have changed over time, reflecting new discoveries and changes in society and the environment. But researchers recently found that introductory university textbooks today are leaving out an important...

The migration of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), from the highland of Mexico to fields and backyards throughout North America is well known. But what about the journey of the...

Northeastern Puerto Rico’s insects, millipedes and sowbugs have declined exponentially as rainforest temperatures have increased, a recent study found. Researchers say a 2-degree Celsius increase since the mid-1970s has affected...