Leather jackets are the larvae of the crane fly, which resembles an overgrown mosquito when mature. These larvae have a cylindrical shape with a head that retracts into the thorax. The hungry ...

Unlike adult mosquitoes that can fly across great distances and transmit disease by biting, mosquito larvae are aquatic organisms often found in standing water. Conventional synthetic insecticides are ...

As part of the race to combat global insecticide resistance ... Unlike adult mosquitoes that can fly across great distances and transmit disease by biting, mosquito larvae are aquatic organisms ...

A crane fly gets stuck in the tar pits ... When they find one, they make a hole and crawl inside the dying insect’s body. A hungry petroleum fly larva inspects and eats an adult petroleum fly that got ...

As its reproductive capabilities diminish, the wasp larva growing inside it thrives and eventually emerges by ripping through the fruit fly. The insect world is filled with examples of parasitic ...