which stated the bumble bee should not be able to fly under normal rules of aerodynamics, until now science was been unable to explain how mosquitoes managed to flap their wings through such a ...

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At least two years ago, scientists began creating genetically engineered mosquitoes with reduced capacity to transmit malarial parasites. But recent studies offer mixed messages as to whether ...

“My whole career, I’ve worked on fruit flies, and because of the genetic tools that are available, we’ve learned a lot about how the antenna works as an ear in the fruit fly,” Eberl said. “We’ve been ...

Mosquito hawks are a common annoyance in East Texas. The most common myth about mosquito hawks, actual name is crane fly, is ...

It was something Gil had never seen before and he quickly abandoned the spider in lieu of the fly, which he later discovered to be a mosquito from the Sabethes genus. Gil says, 'Jumping spiders have ...