An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

Silverfish are wingless insects in the Zygentoma order. They are household pests that eat fabrics, upholsteries, books, and wallpaper for their starch. They are characterized by carrot-shaped ...

Bed bugs are thin, whitish to brown, wingless, oval-shaped insects slightly smaller than a lady bug. These pests tend to be most active at night. They cannot fly or jump but they crawl— quickly. To ...

How do you know if you have bat bugs or bed bugs? Both are closely related and look alike. We explain ways to tell these ...

Fleas are small, wingless insects that are obligate ectoparasites, meaning they rely on a host, such as dogs and cats, for survival by feeding on their blood. They are known for their role in ...

ENTOMOLOGISTS are fond of attaching themselves to some special group of insects—bees ... who take an interest in collecting the winged or wingless forms of the Aphides. One is very apt to ...

Since 2004, University Distinguished Professor of Biology Richard Lee has studied this extremeophile, the Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica. This wingless midge is the only true insect found on ...

Many aspects of adult flea morphology are closely correlated with their parasitic lifestyle. They are small wingless insects, usually less than five millimetre long, with a heavily sclerotised and ...

relating to the sucking mouthparts and wingless condition of fleas. Fleas are one of the best-known groups of parasitic insect due to their notoriety as pests and their medical and veterinary ...