At least 100,000 insects are among the many Australian species still to be formally identified. That’s a problem for any biosecurity experts who need to be able to spot potentially invasive bugs.
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A ‘Biblical swarm’ of ‘super-moths’ from continental Europe is heading to the UK.
Springtails are found in every habitat except the oceans.
By working together, social insects are able to fix a small failure before it becomes a larger one.
Detecting drier or wetter conditions is crucial for insect survival. We’ve long known they can do this – now researchers have discovered the genetic and neural basis for their humidity-sensing system.
A war is raging in your backyard between the “good” and “bad” mosquitoes.
Termite damage costs Australian homes at least a billion dollars each year – but they are absolutely vital for ecosystems.
Insects have similar structures in their brains as do we, and that might mean that have a basic form of consciousness.
Silverfish have disappeared from our homes as book-bindings - their favourite food - have improved.
There are over 5,000 species of cockroach, but fortunately only a few have chosen to live with us.
Be thankful you aren’t a male redback spider.
Our homes harbour hundreds of species of insects and their relatives.
Fleas have lived with people for as long as people have lived with pets.
Satellite imaging can locate mosquito-friendly environments, allowing us to predict the advance of diseases they carry.
Why forensic investigators and evolutionary scientists love these blood-sucking insects.
The chance discovery of an enormous stick insect has led to a breeding program that might lead to a world record for Australia.
Next time you reach for the honey, spare a thought for the other vital insects that pollinate our crops.
To understand why insects sting and why the stings of such tiny animals hurt so much, we first needed a way to measure the pain they cause. So I created a sting pain index.
We should value even the tiniest insects that have no impact on our lives.
A good summer picnic, bushwalk or barbecue with friends and family can all be ruined by those annoying flies that never leave you alone. So what are they after?
Top contributors
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Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Ecology, University of New England
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL
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Adjunct associate, CSIRO
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Biodiversity Management Officer, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Bath
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Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
