A closer inspection would reveal lots of differences beyond size but, at a glance, a crane fly looks like a really big ...

Harvard's RoboBee will one day conduct artificial pollination and survey disaster zones, but first it has to stop crash ...

A recently created RoboBee is now outfitted with its most reliable landing gear to date, inspired by one of nature's most graceful landers: the crane fly. The team has given their flying robot a set ...

Even when full of blood, the insect’s wings do the heavy lifting ... Unlike fruit flies’ short legs, mosquitoes’ long legs extend the insects’ push-off time. That lets mosquitoes spread ...

“This unusual dunes insect ... giant flower-loving fly larvae burrow up to 10 feet deep in moist sands, where they feed on roots of shrubs and prey on larvae of other burrowing insects. Adults are ...