A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion ...

Karlson, P., in Vitamins and Hormones (edit. by Harris, R. S., Marrian, G. F., and Thimann, K. V.), 14, 227 (Academic Press, 1956). Hampshire, F., and Horn, D. H. S ...

In many insect larvae, however, these eyes have not yet developed. "Simple eyes, known as stemmata, are usually sufficient for these larvae, as they are often just little eating machines at this ...

SCARBOROUGH, Maine (AP) — The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans. The industry is based mostly in Maine ...

Sea lice bites are an itchy rash caused by jellyfish larvae that get trapped in swimsuits after swimming in the ocean. The larvae release toxins that trigger irritation, redness, and welts on the skin ...

The freshwater crustacean is indigenous to the rivers of northern Australia and parts of Papua New Guinea. Sightings of the species in the Rio Grande Valley have sparked fear among some Texas ...

When lifting a stone during an expedition in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, researchers came across an unusual sight: three blowfly larvae living inside a termite nest. “I immediately ...

Pfeffer’s flamboyant cuttlefish is a small cephalopod species that grows to between 6 and 8 cm in size. They are primarily found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from southern New Guinea to the north ...

On Korea’s east coast, the picturesque seaside town of Uljin is renowned as the country’s largest snow crab supplier, harvesting between 7,000 and 12,000 tonnes of the crustaceans annually.

Recently, I had the opportunity to film the fascinating hunting behavior of a dragonfly larva. These larvae, belonging to the family Aeshnidae, are true masters of underwater predation.