Check mate

Females of some insect species dominate males. Why?

Dog food made from insects launched in the UK

Such food could help in the struggle against climate change, proponents say

Loony crabs

Batty architects

Sticky relations

Wax coating from their nest helps wasps recognise siblings.

Bitten by the e-bug

Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world – and good for your garden too

They are nature’s pest controllers

Ten myths and fallacies about afforestation

It is no panacea for increasing green cover

Tiny thing on eight legs

On elastic wings

What powers an insect's flight?

Bug eat bug

Gossamer research

Ant acoustics

Look who's talking

Unusual flight

Re-counting

Insect species are much fewer than previously estimated

Killing winters

Pest alert

Locust invasion

Bytes

A cloud of insects

Anti-afforestation ants

Relying on intrigue to survive

Some insects come up with amazing answers to the question of survival.

Friendly parasites

Ants forage at 'safe' temperatures