Although many hypotheses have been proposed, biologists typically support one of two competing ideas: that wings evolved as an outgrowth from the tergum, a part of the body wall on an insect’s back, ...

TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key ...

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05568-6 How did insect wings originate? This is a question that represents an unsolved mystery of insect evolution.

Insect wings represent a pivotal evolutionary innovation that has underpinned the remarkable radiation of the Insecta. This field, at the intersection of evolution and developmental biology (evo ...

The Japanese appreciate the glitter of fireflies let loose in the garden or the gentle chirping of crickets kept in a little ...

The Middle Permian period marked the end of the Paleozoic era, roughly 251 to 299 million years ago. A close-up of the wings of the newly discovered insect Theiatitan azari.

A team of researchers from the Czech Republic and Germany have analyzed the prehistoric fossils of flying insects from roughly 300 million years ago and identified wing- and gill-like structures that ...

New DNA tests suggest a group of insects lost their wings and then re-evolved the ability to fly. The researchers say it's the first time an organism has been shown to re-evolve a complex trait.

Bats, which are small and furry, have wings similar to human hands, consisting of skin stretched over elongated bones. All three groups are uniquely adapted for flight, with insects being the most ...

Professors Jin Zhang and Zhongfan Liu and their colleagues from Peking University and Nanotechnology Industrialisation Base of China made the discovery. They found that the insect wings possess ...

RMIT University. "Bacteria-shredding insect wings inspire new antibacterial packaging." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 21 March 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220321103811.htm>.