Even among ants, royal status is mostly an inherited ... cause their ovaries to balloon to five times their original size and their brains to shrink down by 25%. The life spans of these new ...

Scientists are to stop using names “gypsy moth” and “gypsy ants” for two insect species ... hair with small air pockets that act like balloons allowing them to float for miles, wandering ...

Some of the balloons were taped together to create either a three-balloon shape designed to mimic an ant and other insects, or a two-balloon shape for critters like beetles. There was also an ...