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Lake‑Fly Larvae Withstand Deep Pressure and Upend Ocean‑Insect Explanation

pH‑responsive resilin-lined air sacs let the larvae change buoyancy while enduring pressures far beyond their normal dives.

Scientists Build 3D‑Printed Diving Suit That Lets Cockroaches Operate Underwater

Researchers Build Diving Suit That Lets Cockroaches Operate Underwater

Queen-Cell Wax Shapes Whether a Larva Becomes a Queen

Scorpions Fortify Stingers and Claws With Metals, Smithsonian Study Finds

Nature Study Undercuts Oxygen Theory for Giant Ancient Insects

Study Finds Smooth Wings Outperform Corrugation for Grasshopper-Inspired Robot Gliders

Female Stinkbug’s Hindleg ‘Fungal Farm’ Shields Eggs From Parasitic Wasps

Water Strider’s Ultrafast Leg Fans Inspire Agile Microrobot

Repurposed Drug Nitisinone Kills Resistant Mosquitoes via Blood and Surface Contact

Researchers Outline Diet and Enzyme Routes to Scale Waxworm Plastic Degradation