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, ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Insects account for 75% of all animal species, making them the most diverse animal group. Of these, 99% belong to Pterygota, which have acquired wings, while the remaining 1% consist of ...

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 ...

Many insect species employ three families of receptor proteins in order to perceive thousands of different environmental odours. Among them are the olfactory receptors. They form a functional complex ...