If you’ve ever wondered whether our planet hosts jumping bugs, look no more! We’ve compiled a list of commonly found bugs that can jump. Fleas have simple eyespots with biconvex lens; some species don ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

A team of researchers has discovered a jumping behavior that is entirely new to insect larvae, and there is evidence that it is occurring in a range of species – we just haven’t noticed it before. The ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Scientists have long assumed that springtails—teeny-tiny insect-like creatures found all over the world—fling themselves into the air at random to flee predators and other dangers. To the naked eye, ...

LAS VEGAS — Some species of parasitic roundworms can catapult themselves high into the air to latch onto fruit flies and other insects. Experiments now reveal that leaping Steinernema carpocapsae ...

It never fails to amaze me how gardeners can get so excited when they see butterfly weed leaves totally devastated by caterpillars. But let the same damage occur on a nearby plant and they pull out ...