Fossil study identifies 200 million-year-old insect colour
An international team led by Chinese scientists has revealed the wing colour of a 200 million-year-old insect via fossil scales.
Apr 12, 2018, 10:35 AM ISTFreaky-looking insect has creeped out the internet – Watch video
The video was posted by a user on Facebook and has sent social media platforms into a tizzy.
Oct 25, 2017, 19:55 PM ISTScientists discover 100-million-year-old 'ET-like' insect species in Myanmar
This is different from any other known insect, and would have given this species the ability to see almost 180 degrees by turning its head sideways.
Jan 26, 2017, 14:28 PM ISTResearchers discover new species of 'ant-like' desert bees
New species of 'ant-like' desert bees have been discovered by a team of researchers.
Dec 24, 2016, 17:38 PM ISTHyderabad: Insect found in saline bottle given to 6-year-old girl
A man on Thursday alleged an insect was found in a saline bottle administered to his six-year-old daughter who was undergoing treatment at the state-run Gandhi Hospital here.
Dec 15, 2016, 20:14 PM ISTWorld's smallest free-living insect is just 0.325 mm
The long-lasting search and debate around the size and identity of the world's smallest free-living insect seems to have now been ended with the precise measurement and second record of the featherwing beetle species.
Oct 12, 2015, 19:28 PM IST100 million-year old insect fossils exhibited in China
An exhibition of a group of rare insect fossils opened on Saturday in China's Sichuan province.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:20 PM IST