Insects have a major vessel, which mostly looks like a giant tube, that runs from their head to their tail along their back.The "heart" is the section of this vessel that runs through the abdomen ...

Fireflies face numerous threats contributing to their decline, but this summer's humid nights have them out in force across ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

Tips and tricks from two pest experts on how to stop a silverfish infestation in your home, as well as ways to keep one from ...

Despite differences in shape and size all insects are characterized by a body organization that includes three units: a head, thorax and abdomen (panels A-B). In contrast all spiders (and other ...

A severed ant head. A fly wing. A beetle abdomen. These body parts ripped from devoured insects festoon a newfound caterpillar’s protective coat. Dubbed the “bone collector,” this ...

Deep within the abdomen of spiders are silk glands. The abdomen of a spider is where silk is produced. Inside these glands, spiders produce a liquid protein solution that is then extruded through ...

Black Widows are jet-black, have a globular abdomen with a reddish or yellowish hourglass on the underside. They are found both indoors and outdoors, and prefer to nest in a sheltered areas like ...

This one-of-a-kind predatory strategy has never been seen in other insects. ... A Venus flytrap-like structure on the wasp’s abdomen held captives in place as the wasp deposited its eggs ...