What Is the Weird Foamy Bug Hiding in Your Garden?

We’ve all seen our fair share of strange traits and adaptations, whether in nature or online, but this might be the weirdest.
Nature

Bacteria associated with the cereal leaf beetle act as the insect’s allies in adapting to protease inhibitors, but impair its development in laboratory condition

Oulema melanopus [L.] (cereal leaf beetle, CLB) is one of the most serious cereal pests. Plant protease inhibitors (PIs) are known for their insecticidal properties. The role of CLB-associated ...
Nature

The plant-sucking insect selects assembly of the gut microbiota from environment to enhance host reproduction

Plant-sucking insects have intricate associations with a diverse array of microorganisms to facilitate their adaptation to specific ecological niches. The midgut of phytophagous true bugs is generally ...
insider.si.edu

Insect life-cycle polymorphism theory, evolution, and ecological consequences for seasonality and diapause control edited by H.V. Danks

Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...
Drexel University

Tapping Our Watershed: Amazing Aquatic Insects: Adaptations for Living in Water

On Monday, November 16, Tapping Our Watershed presents “Amazing Aquatic Insects: Adaptations for Living in Water” with Stefanie Kroll, Project Science Director at the Academy of Natural Sciences of ...
The Conversation

Climate change is already forcing lizards, insects and other species to evolve – and most can’t keep up

Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change. The word “adaptation” is used in many ways by climate scientists, but it has ...