Whereas humans have one receptor on their tongues that can detect all sorts of sweet things, from real sugar to artificial sweeteners like aspartame, insects have many receptors that each detect ...

Insect cuticle and related biological composites have long intrigued researchers due to their exceptional combination of lightness, resilience and multifunctionality. The cuticle, primarily composed ...

The primitive compound eyes of a horseshoe crab are one the largest to be found in nature. In contrast to many insects and spiders that build their eyes from glassy proteins, the horseshoe crab uses ...