But most scientists in the 1990s were convinced that invertebrates can’t feel pain, Elwood says. Instead, scientists hypothesized that insects, fish, and crabs relied solely on instinct to avoid ...

This is a beginner's guide to the common groups of terrestrial invertebrates found in Britain. The guide is split into two sections, covering the insects and non-insect invertebrates separately. On ...

Over 96% of all the animal species on Earth are invertebrate. They can be tiny like an insect or huge like the giant squid. Invertebrates are animals that don’t have a spine or backbone inside ...

The guide is split into two sections, covering the insects and non-insect invertebrates separately. On each page you will find: an annotated photograph of common invertebrates within this group, ...

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities—including their legendary communication skills that allow their colonies to function as superorganisms. Invasive ant species are ...

Invertebrates — the focus of this study — eat fallen ... Neonicotinoids are particularly harmful to insects. U.S. agriculture has become 48 times more toxic to insect life since we started using ...

Across the region, insect conservation is under-represented in research, funding and public discourse. Read more at ...

Every time an inventory of insects and other arthropods is conducted in New Mexico, new species are discovered. The state, home to thousands of native pollinator species, is a “biodiversity hot spot” ...