Countless species of insects have been around for hundreds of millions of years, including pests like cockroaches and beetles. More specifically, the rove beetle (Staphylinidae) — which has over ...

Who is the beetle that can fold its delicate wings into an origami shape, keeping them safely tucked away as it scampers through dirt and debris? Scientists have long been fascinated by the intricate ...

New research has revealed the humble rove beetle may actually have a lot to tell us about the effects of harvesting on forests species. Rove beetles can be used as indicators of clear-cut harvesting ...

Marauding across the tropical forest floor, aggressive army ant colonies harbor hidden enemies within their ranks. The impostors look and smell like army ants, march with the ants, and even groom the ...

This particular specimen is part of the staphylinid rove beetles, dating back to the Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago. The new research, published in the Journal of Entomological Science ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A new paper from Caltech reveals how a type of rove beetle turns off its own pheromones — and steals them from ...

The preserved stenine rove beetle. Sandiso Mnguni, Author provided (no reuse) When most people think of fossils they probably picture bones. But there’s much more to the global fossil record: plants, ...

There are many more species of fish (about 28,000 species) than of any other kind of vertebrate (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals). And there are about 30,000 species of orchid, in a single ...

Loncovilius carlsbergi is a rove beetle that lives on flowers in South America. Most of us don’t think twice about insect genitalia, but entomologists are obsessed with it. They have to be. It’s an ...