About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

Every year the Royal Entomological Society runs an insect photography competition for non-professionals. Here are some of the ...

Many bee-fly species are parasites of bees and wasps ... Then they go through a second metamorphosis, called hyper-metamorphosis, which is very rare in the insect world. 'It's like going from an ...

All told, insect pollinators contribute to one-third ... which can chill their flight muscles to the point that they cannot fly. Bees are not fast fliers; while their wings beat over 11,000 ...

and the highest we’ve proven an insect could theoretically fly. After all, just because a bee doesn’t want to summit Everest doesn’t mean it couldn’t. The Guinness World Record for highest ...

Unprecedented images show how the insects cook invaders alive ... the predators snatching bees out of the air and then flying away with their victims, which would be carved up later and fed ...

In extreme cases, a bee sting can cause life-threatening anaphylaxis. Approximately 5% to 7.5% of people will experience a severe allergic reaction to insect stings in their lifetimes. In ...

The larvae of most bee fly species lay their eggs in or on other insects, particularly wasps and solitary bees. The larvae then feed on the insect host, usually killing it. Being both pollinators ...