If you were magically transported back to the mid-Cretaceous, you'd likely have your hands full dodging dinosaur giants like Iguanodon or the toothy Carcharodontosaurus. In a quieter moment, though, ...

From disruptive patterns to mimicry, insects’ ability to camouflage themselves from predators has played an important role in their evolutionary success. Now experts have discovered the oldest known ...

One insect I would really like to see in my garden is the lacewing, along with all its life stages, ranging from the beautiful to the beastly. I rarely see the delicate lacewing adult with its ...

The order Neuroptera, which encompasses lacewings, antlions and their kin, exhibits an extraordinary evolutionary narrative spanning over 100 million years. Fossil discoveries, combined with recent ...

The summit of Flagstaff Mountain is dominated by old ponderosa pines. Within the last several decades, drought, high winds, mountain pine beetles and mistletoes have taken their toll, leaving numerous ...

An insect larva covered by plant remains that lived in the Early Cretaceous, about 110 million years ago, evidences the most ancient known insect camouflage, according to a new article. An insect ...

BONN, Germany, June 24 (UPI) --New amber-encased evidence suggests insects were using costumes, or "invisibility cloaks," to camouflage themselves from predators as early as 100 million years ago.

In a group of insects called green lacewings, larvae often make a habit of decorating themselves with bits of vegetation, insect carcasses, or whatever else the young pick up from their surroundings ...