Two newly discovered fossils are helping scientists wrap their heads around the anatomy of the largest arthropod of all time — a millipede that grew longer than a king-sized bed and lived between 346 ...

During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic ...

Now, two well-preserved fossils of the creature unearthed in France have finally revealed what Arthropleura’s head looked like, providing insights into how the giant arthropod lived. Today ...

Tardigrades are microscopic invertebrates measuring between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm in length. They are close relatives of ...

Researchers have shown that larger insects such as woodlice and beetles play as much of a crucial role in leaf litter decomposition across different habitats and seasons as microbes and smaller ...

Tardigrades are microscopic invertebrates measuring between 0.2 mm and 1.1 mm in length. They are close relatives of ...

What's as big as an alligator, with the body of a millipede, the head of a centipede and the eyestalks of a crab? That would ...

Arthropods dominate plant litter decomposition in drylands. ScienceDaily . Retrieved October 22, 2024 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 10 / 241015141027.htm ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 81, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 310-317 (8 pages) Wolbachia are intracellular bacteria that manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts. The nature of the ...

It is a candidate for the largest bug to have ever lived – a nine-foot long millipede which scuttled across the land that ...