Lois and Charlie O'Brien spent decades collecting over a million insects, creating a remarkable scientific resource for future research.

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We explain why some insects can sting repeatedly and others only once and how this is related to how they live.

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Spiders have fascinated and frightened humans for millennia. These eight-legged arthropods have evolved remarkable anatomical features that set them apart from virtually every other creature on Earth.

These insects probably have the largest sperm-to-body-size ratio. A male fruit fly’s sperm is nearly 40 times larger than that of a human. To make it work, the fruit fly performs a feat that should ...

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Scientists estimate there may be more than 20 quadrillion ants on Earth. Yet despite their abundance, studying the fine details of ant anatomy has always been slow work. Each specimen typically has to ...

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