In nature, male attempts to mate with females can be so extreme that they can harm the females. Such negative impacts of mating interactions have been suggested to promote the emergence of new species ...

When you hear the term "aquatic insects," everyone dreams of the endangered giant water bug or the great diving ...

Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) maintain the balance of pond ecosystems. They feed on other aquatic organisms, such as mosquito larvae, and form part of the diet of larger animals, including fish, ...

The sunburst diving beetle is indelibly tied to water, leaving it only long enough to lay eggs or find a new pond. Now researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that the beetles also need ...

When it comes to objects floating in the bathtub, most of us expect to see, at most, a rubber ducky. But in 1984, a couple outside of Salem, Oregon (map), discovered tiny beetles floating in the water ...

Diving beetles use a specialized method of carrying air with them to breathe while submerged. By trapping a bubble beneath their wing covers, they create a portable oxygen supply that supports ...

J. Gould et al., “Diving beetle offspring oviposited in amphibian spawn prey on the tadpoles upon hatching,” Entomol Sci, 22:393–97, 2019. While studying the conservation of endangered amphibians ...

To understand why so many people need corrective lenses, Elke Buschbeck is looking at an unusual creature that Mother Nature endows with keen vision. Buschbeck, a biology professor at the University ...

When ecologist Jose Valdez and his team released 10,000 tadpoles to populate a new conservation site in Newcastle, Australia, they surrounded the area with a mesh fence to keep out hungry snakes, ...