“Insect muscle tissue is almost exactly the same as mammalian muscle tissue,” Zack said. “So, if there were a way to get that muscle tissue and process it, you could eat an insect steak or a ...

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 ...

A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results demonstrating the material ...

in addition to some tissue called a “fat body,” an organ that helps the insect’s metabolism. [Related: Fossil trove in Wales is a 462-million-year-old world of wee sea creatures.] ...

Myiasis is an infection with fly larvae. There are some species of flies that need living tissue to develop from eggs to fully grown insects. These flies lay eggs on mammals, including humans.

These insects are plant feeders. They're specialized on feeding on plant tissue, and they have this long, thin straw-like mouth part that is protected by a sheath. And when they come across a ...