"This book is published on the occasion of the Royal Entomological Society's International Symposium on 'The Evolution of Insect Mating Systems' in St. Andrews, September 4-6, 2013. All symposium ...

Mayflies emerge when water temperatures reach 68 degrees, typically peaking in mid-to-late June. Adult mayflies live only for about 48 hours, focusing solely on mating before dying. Attracted to light ...

Tens of billions of noisy cicadas are set to pop out of the ground in the coming weeks in a rare synchronized event that last occurred 221 years ago. The winged insects are expected to appear across ...

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What's up with those clouds of flying ants that come out after a desert rain storm? It's called a "mating swarm," and it's exactly what it sounds like.

On warm summer nights, green lacewings flutter around bright lanterns in backyards and at campsites. The insects, with their veil-like wings, are easily distracted from their natural preoccupation ...