Instead, insects are a subgroup within Arthropoda, a class called “Insecta,” that is characterized by six legs, two antennae and three body segments – head, abdomen and the thorax ...

All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects. For instance, spiders, lobsters and millipedes are arthropods, but they’re not insects. Instead, insects are a subgroup within ...

A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick- or leaf-like appearance all evolved the same basic body parts.

See one for the first time and you’re sure to wonder: What are those strange protrusions sprouting from its body ... As their common name suggests, these tiny insects—none are longer than ...