Take an intimate look at the people with a passion for bugs and discover why they study the creatures many people avoid. Entomologists illuminate the intriguing features and striking appearance of ...

The archaeal domain is currently divided into two major phyla, the Euryarchaeota and the Crenarchaeota, based on the RNA component of the small ribosomal subunit (SSU rRNA). During the past few years, ...

Insects constitute the most diverse faunal group (Lewinsohn & Prado, 2005) and are involved in almost all ecological processes that occur in ecosystems (Lavelle et al., 2006). They are also notable ...

Megaloptera, a small order of holometabolous insects, encompasses 428 species sorted into 48 genera within two families, Corydalidae and Sialidae (Martins et al. 2022). The origin of the order has ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...

The classification of organisms is an important system for understanding how they are all related. Based on the Linnaeus method, organisms are arranged and grouped based on shared characteristics.

Archaea are organisms consisting of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics. They inhabit a wide range of habitats, including ...