Cyborg cockroaches that find earthquake survivors. A "robofly" that sniffs out gas leaks. Flying lightning bugs that pollinate farms in space. These aren't just buzzy ideas, they're becoming reality.

This video highlights insects with behaviors and traits that stand out even among specialists. Each example challenges common assumptions about how insects function. The footage focuses on adaptation ...

Classification of insects and their wingbeat kinematics -- Wingbeats and vorticity -- Evolution of flight in the insect orders -- Problems of endopterygote insect wing functional morphology -- ...

Cockroaches tend to unsettle people for obvious reasons, though their biology is often stranger than their appearance. One ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these species, rare males occasionally appear. Whether these males retain ...