Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan have uncovered how the yellow fever mosquito and Asian tiger mosquito distinguish their own species from others. Males from these species listen for the ...

Some insects may struggle to find mates of the same species because increasing levels of ozone pollution are breaking down the smells released by potential partners. Ground-level ozone is a greenhouse ...

Male fruit flies of the Drosophila genus fight over mates and food when they encounter each other – with the exception of Drosophila santomea males, which court each other with mating songs instead.

Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries maintained ...

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences. In New Zealand, females from an invasive South African ...

A newly discovered group of tarantulas is so bizarre that scientists had to invent a whole new genus—Satyrex—to describe them ...