Sequencing of the Drosophila genome has revealed that there are "silent" homologues of many important genes-family members that were not detected by classic genetic approaches. Why have so many ...

With winter rains, Bay Area pill bugs are out in force. Fortunately, they’re one of our most beloved “bugs.” Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there’s something ...

IN NATURE (vol. xvii. p. 284) is a notice of a work by Dr. Palmen, of Helsingfors, on the morphology of the tracheal system. From the wording of the notice it appears as if the views of Dr. Palmen as ...

Giant insects might crawl on Earth or fly above it if there was just more oxygen in the air, scientists report. Roughly 300 million years ago, giant insects scuttled around and fluttered over the ...

What might be mistaken for a waterslide in this image is actually the breathing tube, or trachea, of a dragonfly. This tube connects to openings in the insect's exoskeleton (outer “shell”) called ...

Researchers have spotted a new breathing mechanism in crickets, beetles and ants, using X-rays a million times more powerful than the average hospital variety 1. Insect respiration, the study confirms ...

Honorable mention: Tracheae of a silkworm. Your browser is out of date. Please update your browser at http://update.microsoft.com ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology.View full profile Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology ...