Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

The insects responsible for pollinating cacao’s tiny flowers are, themselves, also tiny, in order to access the flower’s reproductive structures. Biting midges from the Ceratopogonidae family and gall ...

Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...

When you think of a dragonfly, you may assume they belong to the fly family. However ... larvae from other harmful pests. Dragonflies Life Cycle Dragonflies are hemimetabolous, meaning they ...

Four members of the Elkland Borough Authority met Feb. 6 and voted to close an administrative account opened in 2024 with funds from a certificate of deposit.

Now, while Lake Michigan is teeming with all sorts of marine life, including a few leech species ... Alongside leeches, you might also encounter various aquatic worms, pouch snails, and midge flies as ...

Life Cycle and Adaptability: Badger cubs make their debut in the ... are nocturnal wonders that navigate the dark using echolocation to feed on midges, moths, and other flying insects. Despite their ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...

There is an intricate interplay that takes place when the dance flies mate. The flies only fly for one to two weeks in their ...

Here are 10 flies that every wintertime trout angler needs to carry in their box. Midges are small aquatic insects that account for a large portion of a trout’s diet in many waters, especially ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by ...

The flies only fly for 1-2 weeks in their life cycle and that is when they have to reproduce by laying eggs that become fly larvae. To increase the chance that their genes will be passed on ...