Tiny flies can transform minor mouth sores into a serious condition known as oral myiasis. This rare occurrence begins when flies lay eggs in open wou ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

The larva of mango flies can burrow under the skin of mammals, including people and pets like dogs. They live under the skin until they mature into adults and burst out of the skin. Mango flies ...

Ocean acidification as it is projected for the next century can affect vital functions of marine organisms. Larval stages are often particularly sensitive to ocean acidification. Decreased survival of ...

During its lifetime, a frog will snap up thousands of insects with its sticky, extendable tongue. But if it tries to eat an Epomis beetle, it’s more likely to become a meal than to get one. These ...

Staghorn coral larvae don’t have eyes. Yet shifting the color of underwater light can reverse their usual preferences for spots to settle. Such subtleties of color could serve as one of the cues that ...

For generations, families across Japan have hunted, raised and eaten wasps. But will this age-old delicacy soon vanish? “I’ve got something for you.” One of the village’s wasp hunters beckoned me over ...

Although the New World screwworm has been eradicated from the United States for many years, the recent movement of the pest ...