Who is the beetle that can fold its delicate wings into an origami shape, keeping them safely tucked away as it scampers through dirt and debris? Scientists have long been fascinated by the intricate ...

Beetles don’t have more than two sets of wings — unless they’re in Yoshinori Tomoyasu’s lab. In research recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Tomoyasu and his ...

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2023 – The mountain pine beetle is one of the main causes of tree mortality in the pine forests of North America. For example, the insect has killed thousands of acres of pine ...

I took this photo of an invasive ladybug Sunday, Feb 22. I have often wondered just how it is that beetle bugs fly. Birds have wings that are easily seen. Butterfly wings are always right out in the ...

A teeny robot designed to replicate the wing dynamics of rhinoceros beetles could be well-suited for search-and-rescue missions, as well as spying on real insects, according to researchers at ...

The specimen is the first wingless male beetle ever found. By Sofia Quaglia The insect in the small specimen collection of Lund University in Sweden looked out of place. “OK, this is a prank,” ...