Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome ...

In 1971, researchers hypothesized in a theoretical paper that a trio of genes directs the process of insect metamorphosis, an idea that Riddiford and Truman further confirmed in a 2022 paper.

The film explores the world of insects, detailing their characteristics, classification, and life cycles. It explains how insects differ from other arthropods and highlights their reproductive ...

Insects are small, sure, but they represent more than eighty per cent of animal species. They also have a special magic: most of them undergo complete metamorphosis.

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The insects, with their veil-like wings, are easily distracted from their natural preoccupation wit. ... Sign In | Subscribe Ad-Free. Why Insect Memories May Not Survive Metamorphosis . Yasemin ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. On warm summer nights, green lacewings flutter around bright lanterns in backyards and at campsites. The insects, with their veil ...

Their findings are “the most detailed example to date” of what happens to the brain of an insect undergoing metamorphosis, said Deniz Erezyilmaz, a postdoctoral research scientist at the University of ...