This story appears in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. We fool ourselves most days. We imagine the Earth to be ours, but it belongs to them. We have barely begun to count ...

Tomoyasu says he agrees with the first part—that the tergum “appears to be the major source of insect wing tissue”—but maintains that “there seem to be additional contributions from other tissues.” He ...

The researchers' new method, called chemical tomography, provides insights into tissue function by analyzing ... comes from the compound eye of insects—a structure composed of multiple small ...

Insect and spider bites can cause small lacerations ... However, it can be very damaging, causing tissue destruction and severe pain. The black widow is another venomous spider most common ...

During embryonic development, the intestine of the Drosophila fly divides into distinct chambers thanks to the formation of constrictions at specific points of the tissue. The Wingless (Wg ...

Chemical tomography: New method in deep-tissue monitoring The researchers ... The inspiration for this technology comes from the compound eye of insects—a structure composed of multiple small ...