Images of 300 million-year-old insects revealed

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 22:10

Stunning 3D images of 300 million-year-old insects have been uncovered by scientists at a British university.

Insect wing tougher than man-made substances

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 16:27

The seemingly fragile insect wings are much tougher than many man-made substances that combine the best of technology and the latest advances in science.

Street lighting changing insect ecosystems: Study

Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012, 10:34

Groups of invertebrates living near artificial lights include more predators and scavengers, a study has found.

Oldest ever evidence of pollination discovered

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 15:27

Scientists have discovered what they say is the oldest ever record of insect pollination after finding dinosaur-age insects with hundreds of pollen grains in tree resins.

World`s biggest insect found

Last Updated: Friday, December 2, 2011, 18:30

An American explorer claims to have found the world`s biggest insect on New Zealand`s Little Barrier Island.

GM mosquitoes `to tackle dengue fever`

Last Updated: Monday, October 31, 2011, 16:52

Dengue is caused by a virus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito as it bites. The World Health Organisation estimates that there may be 50 million cases each year, and the incidence is rising. As yet, there is no vaccine.

Chivalry is not dead, at least among crickets

Last Updated: Friday, October 7, 2011, 14:22

New research has shown that some insects apparently put the lives of their mating partners ahead of their own.

Eco-friendly insect repellents identified

Last Updated: Saturday, July 17, 2010, 15:39

Researchers have identified two compounds emitted by mosquito predators that make the mosquitoes less inclined to lay eggs in pools of water.

World`s longest insect found in Indonesia

Last Updated: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 19:06

World`s longest insect nearly two feet long has been discovered in the rainforests of Borneo in Indonesia along with more than 100 new species.

`World`s strongest insect can pull load 1141 times its weight`

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 18:54

Dung beetle species Onthophagus taurus, that has been named as the world`s strongest insect by scientists, can pull a load 1,141 times its own body weight.

Oxford experts reveal secrets of long-haul insect flights

Last Updated: Friday, September 18, 2009, 13:52

Scientists studying the flexible wings of insects have discovered what makes them so efficient compared to the rigid wings of a man-made aircraft.

Heathcliffe: World`s Heaviest Insect

Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2009, 20:49

Heathcliffe, a giant burrowing cockroach, could be the world’s heaviest insect. The cockroach, 85mm in length and 40mm in width, gives birth to live young ones, unlike other members of its family who lay eggs.