There they chew up the leaves to feed underground fungus farms. Along the way, the insects brave all manner of predators—and regularly engage in wars with other ants. But these insects are even ...

So, how did the Tetragonula bees become the Frank Lloyd Wrights of the insect world ... of a spiral comb using an algorithm inspired by crystal growth. Each simulation started with a single ...

Background: Antifreeze proteins bind to ice crystals and inhibit their growth. Results: The crystal structure of a potent beetle antifreeze protein was determined by direct methods. Conclusion: ...

An African beetle achieves its glittering green forewings thanks to a unique type of light-reflecting crystal in its scales 1. Photonic crystals are microscopic structures that can block the ...

For many of these insects, the iridescent colours perform ... techniques to identify and characterise a rare 3D photonic crystal nanostructure in the fossil weevil scales -- whose blue and green ...

Figure 1: Hyperactivity of insect antifreeze protein compared to a fish antifreeze protein. Figure 3: Ice hemispheres and an ice crystal grown in the presence of slow AFP. Figure 4: SbwAFP model ...