Discusses arthropods, a diverse group of animals characterized by jointed legs, exoskeletons, and segmented bodies. It ...

Three new species of sea spiders discovered along the eastern Pacific coast of the United States have been reported to eat bacteria that use methane , a greenhouse gas, as food in exchange for ...

Scientists say the three species use methane, with the help of bacteria, to get energy while helping prevent methane from escaping the deep sea.

North Carolina is home to some seriously supersized bugs, and these species are the biggest you'll find throughout the state.

The ocean is a wild habitat where any keen beachgoer could spy a myriad of marine life that comes covered in shells or swims ...

By growing what researchers called "a crop of methane-oxidizing bacteria" that consume methane molecules on their exoskeleton, the spiders help the planet's larger ecosystem by acting as a ...

By growing what researchers called "a crop of methane-oxidizing bacteria" that consume methane molecules on their exoskeleton, the spiders help the planet's larger ecosystem by acting as a biological ...

Man," Sam Raimi gave the world "M.A.N.T.I.S." To answer the most burning question right away, "M.A.N.T.I.S." stands for Mechanically Augmented Neuro-Transmitter Interception System. It's the nickname ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

In the intricate world of insects, few creatures capture the imagination quite like the flatid planthopper waxy nymph. These ...