Bumblebees carry heavy loads in ‘economy’ flight mode
The heavier the load, the higher their energy efficiency.
Tag: insect
Scientists devise tiny robot insects that can’t be crushed by a flyswatter
The soft robots are propelled by hair-thin artificial muscles.
Beetle trapped in amber pushes back insect pollination by 50 million years
This is the earliest known physical evidence of insect pollination.
Insects in Germany have declined by up to two-thirds in ten years
This not just happening only in Germany, but all over the world.
Grasshoppers, silkworms, giant cicadas are a good source of antioxidants — if you eat them
"In the future, we might also adapt dietary regimens for insect rearing in order to increase their antioxidant content for ...
Lab engineered meat? How about lab-grown insect meat?
Would you eat lab-grown insect meat?
Cave insects that have female penises evolved independently
These cave insects have reversed sexual organs. Now, scientists have learned more about this fascinating quirk of nature.
Honeybee clusters act as ‘super-organisms’ to keep everyone safe during bad weather
Intelligent behavior emerging from a group of relatively unintelligent organisms.
NASA Explores the Use of Robotic Bees on Mars
Marsbees could cover a lot more ground on the Red Planet than sluggish rovers.
Finland baker launches bread made almost entirely of crickets
Delicious and nutritious. Would you like a loaf?
Flying insect biomass decreased by 75 percent over 27 years in nature reserves
We're responsible and it's up to us to clean up the mess.
Insects see in much better resolution than we thought
I spy, with my little thousand eyes...
Couple donates their $10 million insect collection to Arizona University
A heartwarming story of two brilliant and passionate researchers.
Worm Meatball and Cricket Falafel — Researchers develop tasty food from yucky critters
OK, just put some extra garlic on it.
Fossil Friday: the bug inside the lizard inside the snake
Always go for a meal before you fossilize.
Amber reveals ancient insect that was literally scared out of its skin
After leaving its exoskeleton behind, the insect narrowly avoided amber entombment.
Cyborg locusts might one day detect explosives and diseases
Why build some tech from scratch when nature did all the dirty work for you over millions of years of ...
Insects were masters of camouflage even 100 million years ago
Insects are among the best disguise artists in the world, and new findings suggest they always have been.
Flying quarter-sized RoboBee perches to save energy
Harvard roboticists made an insect-like flying robot that perches on ceilings to save energy, like bats, birds or butterflies.
Jurassic insect resembles modern butterfly, though it predates it by 40 million yeras
Discovered in ancient lake deposits in northeastern China and eastern Kazakhstan, this ancient insect looks and exhibits behavior closely mimicking ...
