China’s National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) has developed a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military ...

Then insect wings developed—the first fossil evidence of them dates to 324 million years ago, just after the Hexapod Gap ended. And, suddenly, the sky was theirs to inhabit.

Harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica) are not clowns, jesters or jokers as their common name suggests. They are invasive, true bugs from the stink bug family. These ornately beautiful, black ...

Insect wings represent a pivotal evolutionary innovation that has underpinned the remarkable radiation of the Insecta. This field, at the intersection of evolution and developmental biology (evo ...

F or more than a century, researchers have argued over the evolutionary origin of insect wings. Although many hypotheses have been proposed, biologists typically support one of two competing ideas: ...

Harlequin bugs are from the stink bug ... pretty insects that cause ugly damage. Mary V. Clark/Master Gardener. Special to The ... Their bodies are rounded, and they lack fully developed wings.

Insects also have wings which some of them use to fly with. Look at this pretty butterfly flapping its wings and flying along. Butterflies and moths are some of the most colourful insects of all.

Archaeologists excavating tomb found 1,400-year-old bronze crown decorated with jewel beetle wings in a first-of-its-kind find, officials said and photos show.

It is unclear how these spots help the butterflies, but it is possible they create temperature differences across the insect’s large wings, reducing drag and helping them fly more efficiently.

Harlequin bugs are from the stink bug family. ... Harlequin bugs – pretty insects that cause ugly damage. Story by Mary V. Clark ... Their bodies are rounded, and they lack fully developed wings.