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Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there’s more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.

Climate change puts pressure on British butterflies and moths - sometimes pushing them to the edges of their geographical range or shifting the timing of their life cycle so they can’t feed.

Ever been made to feel small? Here’s why being petite is no bad thing.

Handcuffs, spikes and traps – you would think they were part of some bondage aficionado’s bedroom collection. But what are they doing in the insect world? A new study I worked on sheds light on why some…

Bats are our allies, not enemies.

New research on what attracts blood-feasting flies to blue objects could help minimise the impacts of those insects on people and animals.

Climate change threatens to cause mass extinctions – but how, exactly? New research suggests male fertility may be the weakest link.

One ant mother raises two species under the same roof.

Ants produce their own antimicrobial chemicals to fight bacteria.

Many living organisms generate and even detect static electricity in their natural environments. We must understand more to ensure we don’t disturb these delicate processes.