John E. Woodmansee Photo: Tobacco hornworm on a tomato plant that has been attacked by a parasitic Braconid wasp. The white capsules on its back are the pupal stage of the tiny wasp. Braconid larvae ...

The film explores the world of insects, detailing their characteristics, classification, and life cycles. It explains how insects differ from other arthropods and highlights their reproductive ...

2000 years ago, the Roman writer Ovid wrote a long poem based on Greek myths that gained immortal fame. In “Metamorphoses” (from the Greek word meaning "transformations") the poet tells ...

Seventeenth-century German artist, scientific illustrator and naturalist, Anna Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717) is best known for her travels and research in Dutch Suriname, South America. At a time ...