Larvae with extremely inflated trunks, fossilized in amber, are giving zoologists insights into the evolution and lifestyle of early lacewings. Larvae with extremely inflated trunks, fossilized in ...

The larvae of lacewings, of which there are thousands of species, devour just about everything in their path, experts said. De Agostini via Getty Images The delicate-looking flying insects could ...

To cover themselves from predators (mainly ants), lacewing larvae cover their bodies with the debris of plants, lichen, and even prey they have liquefied. This incredible tactic is a form of ...

The tiny creatures in question were lacewing larvae. Although adult lacewings have complex compound eyes, it was mostly known ...

These are the muscles inside the head of the larva of a green lacewing. These larvae are known and prized by gardeners due to their voracious appetite for aphids and other soft-bodied plant pests. The ...

This occurred among the larvae of distant relatives of antlions – that is to say, lacewings. An expert in fossil insect larvae, Haug made this discovery together with her research team.

Look who’s arrived, a baby! Yes, it is theirs. It’s so cute!? And so hungry. Each lacewing larva devours hundreds of aphids and other orchard pests each week. It liquefies their insides an ...

Any insect that crosses the pit's edge risks the sand giving way and tumbling down the steep side. If the insect is lucky ...