Pyconogonids, commonly called sea spiders, are marine arthropods that have eight legs and a long mouthpart called a proboscis, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The animal’s organs are ...

Hardly anything is known about the genetic basis and mechanism of male-killing. Recently, a gene called oscar, in the bacterium Wolbachia, was implicated in killing male corn borer moths by ...

Similar biological phenomena can result from different processes occurring in different organisms. For example, the early stages of how an insect develops from an egg can vary substantially between ...