Nature

Active tactile sensing of small insect force by a soft microfinger toward microfinger-insect interactions

Micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technologies have integrated various functions on very small chips. Received physical and chemical signals are transformed into ...
Nature

Mechanisms of insect respiration

Insect respiration is characterized by the rapid transport of respiratory gases within the organism and efficient exchange with the external environment. The unique respiratory system of insects ...
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Insect life-cycle polymorphism theory, evolution, and ecological consequences for seasonality and diapause control edited by H.V. Danks

Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...
Wired

Insect Farming Is Booming. But Is It Cruel?

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Gigantic ‘Walking Stick’ Discovered in Australia Might Be the Continent’s Heaviest Insect

After seeing a picture of the stick insect on social media, the researchers spent days trying to find and collect it for further research. Ross M. Coupland Scientists in Australia say they’ve found a ...