Tag: entomology
Sophisticated Precision in Fruit Fly Sensory Systems
Pause before you swat. The sensory systems of fruit flies that let them discern their surroundings look as if they had been engineered.
How the Caterpillar Got Its Legs…Or Not
Almost 400 years after its discovery, the process of metamorphosis is still a thorny conundrum for evolutionary biologists.
Farewell to My Teacher, Gerhard Mickoleit
He had rather secretly always been a devout Protestant Christian and he too had some doubts about the causal adequacy and sufficiency of neo-Darwinism.
Spiders Are Smart; Be Glad They Are Small
Recent research has shed light on the intriguing strategies that spiders use to deceive other spiders — and prey in general.
Intricate, Optimized Designs in Insects Beg a Question
The ingenious inventions found in insects summon us to ask: How did these small organisms get them?