Annapolis, MD; November 12, 2019--While the field of morphology--the study of the form and function of organisms--is centuries old, the last two decades have brought incredible leaps forward through ...

In this activity, students will familiarize themselves with the distinguishing physical characteristics of an insect’s anatomy. Students will observe and maintain live crickets to learn the function ...

The praying mantis isn’t just another insect—it’s a biological marvel. This video explores its incredible hunting abilities, strange anatomy, and the unique traits that make it one of nature’s most ...

Insect "Frankensteins" have been discovered among fossils from a deposit in Brazil. The prehistoric creatures had the wings and middle-body segments of a dragonfly's, wing veins arranged like a mayfly ...

Principal disadvantage of most of the recent approaches to reconstructions of the insect evolution is due to comparison of the species by formal character sets with unknown functional relations. This ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 89, No. 12 (Dec., 2002), pp. 1867-1883 (17 pages) The floral structure of Alliaceae is assessed in relation to the systematics of the family, especially the nature of ...

The serious bug collector will tell you that no entomological compendium is ever truly complete. Even the most vivid color-wheels of butterflies are missing something—often many somethings—either ...

The bugs don't lie. Maggots and other insects found at a crime scene can provide investigators with important clues, according to a new exhibit that made its world premiere at the Science Museum of ...