Surprising new research shows that, contrary to conventional belief, remains of chitin-protein complex–structural materials containing protein and polysaccharide–are present in abundance in fossils of ...

Missouri is home to unique animals, arthropods, and you have a chance to get up close and personal with them through the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Amazing Arthropods photography ...

video: The evolutionary innovations of insects and other arthropods are as numerous as they are wondrous, from terrifying fangs and stingers to exquisitely coloured wings and ingenious feats of ...

Animals “discovered” land well over 450 million years ago. Arthropods (joint-footed) are the earliest known terrestrial animals. The evidence lies in the fossilized trackways of some type of arthropod ...

Fossilization is a fickle process. Many fossils are fragmented, scattered (often broken) bones turned slowly to stone over millions of years. When most organisms die, their tissues are exposed to the ...

Suddenly this obscure, blind cave dweller has become extremely interesting. It turns out to be a close cousin of the most diverse group of animals on Earth, the insects. Insects–all ...