The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected to thrive. In fact, only one insect group, ocean skaters, or water striders, has adapted to life on the open seas ...

Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have proposed a hypothesis for why insects are so rare in marine environments. They previously showed that insects evolved a unique ...

The absence of marine insects is linked to the lack of flowering plants in the ocean, limiting insect evolution in water. About five-sixths of known animal life is made up of insects. They flourish ...