Few animals can escape the racket that their human neighbours make. Creatures as diverse as frogs, bats and birds, beasts cordoned off in protected areas, and even dolphins venturing too close to ...

A new study on the mating behavior of jumping bristletail (Petrobiellus akkesiensis) reports the first documented case of direct sperm transfer via genital coupling in apterygote hexapods. The study ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land. A new study examines Petrobiellus akkesiensis, a rare jumping bristletail, ...

(KSDK) - There are imposters hidden among Missouri's emerging periodical cicadas. While the insects are near the end of their life cycle and begin mating, some cicadas have been hijacked and are using ...

"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...

Human attempts to kill cockroaches with sugary poison have had an unintended consequence: It has cramped the bugs' sex lives. But now, some roaches appear to have tweaked the recipe for the sweet ...