He calls the origin of wings “one of the major mysteries in biology ... to align the leg segments of the four major arthropod groups (arachnids, crustaceans, insects, and millipedes and centipedes) ...

Insect wings, however, have no muscles or nerves. They are instead controlled by muscles located inside the body that operate a system of marionette-like pulleys within a complex hinge at the base ...

Nature is a vast and extraordinary culmination of living organisms. When one truly delves into this realm of thought, it ...

It’s high summer in northern Minnesota – you can tell by all the insects buzzing around the garden. The white cabbage butterflies are rather lovely floating around the cabbage and ...

Senior Curator of Beetles at the Museum, explains: 'What makes a beetle is its two pairs of wings. The hardened outer wings, called elytra, protect the flight wings underneath.' So, it is fitting that ...