Microstructural design for mechanical–optical multifunctionality in the exoskeleton of the flower beetle Torynorrhina flammea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2021; 118 (25 ...

When tending to your garden beds, the sight of green and copper-colored beetles can understandably make your heart sink. It's hard to mistake these characteristics of the Japanese beetle (Popillia ...

The team found 1,457 flowers, in both male and female phases, and cut many open with a dissection needle right on the spot. About 250 of them had bugs trapped inside. Most of them were flies from ...

The microstructures that give flower beetles’ exoskeletons their dazzling iridescence also enhance structural strength, according to a research team led by mechanical engineer Ling Li of ...

A giant flower beetle with implanted electrodes and a radio receiver on its back can be wirelessly controlled, according to research presented this week. Scientists at the University of California ...

Thu., Sept. 22, 2022 The bumble flower beetle has been making an appearance in local gardens. It favors decaying fruit and organic matter and is not considered a major pest right now.

Researchers found a Cretaceous-era beetle trapped in amber alongside pollen, strengthening the argument that ancient insects may be responsible for the rise in flowering plant life. Dustin Manduffie / ...

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University and the University of California have taken a giant flower beetle (Mecynorrhina torquata) and turned into a flying remote-controlled cyborg using ...

A giant flower beetle flies about, veering up and down, left and right. But the insect isn’t a pest, and it isn’t steering its own path. An implanted receiver, microcontroller, microbattery ...