Fruit flies go through a whole series of transitions between life stages, as shown here. The larval molts are called instars. The mature larva forms a prepupa, and then a pupa, which undergo ...

Grasshoppers with other lifestyles got smaller. Much of this can be predicted given what biologists know of insect life cycles. As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an ...

The female receives a dead insect as a gift from the male ... The flies only fly for 1–2 weeks in their life cycle and that is when they have to reproduce by laying eggs that become fly larvae.

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

This fascinating insect goes through an amazing life cycle consisting of four stages ... During the day, they fly alone, but at night, they gather with other monarch butterflies in a group ...

Sterile insects are not self-replicating and therefore cannot become established in the environment. Breaking the pest's reproductive cycle, also called autocidal control, is by definition ...

When the vine's flower is pollinated by insects or other animals, seeds will grow and the next generation is started. The life cycle starts ... learning to fly is a big step in their life ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...