Insect wings, the team confirmed, evolved from an outgrowth or “lobe” on the legs of an ancestral crustacean (yes, crustacean). After this marine animal had transitioned to land-dwelling about 300 ...

How insect wings evolved has puzzled biologists for over a century. Finally, a team from the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, has shown that the insect wing evolved from an outgrowth on ...

The insect wing hinge is a specialized joint that connects an insect’s wings with its body. It’s composed of five interconnected plate-like structures called sclerites.

In the last 200 years, scientists have been studying the origin of insect wings using various approaches, such as paleontology, taxonomy and morphology. Tomoyasu uses a relatively new approach, ...

Insects had flashy, noise-making wings as early as 310 million years ago. A grasshopper-like creature’s fossilized wing suggests it could crackle and reflect light ...

Archaeologists excavating tomb found 1,400-year-old bronze crown decorated with jewel beetle wings in a first-of-its-kind find, officials said and photos show.

Aug 19, 2020: How nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact (Nanowerk News) Scientists have revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy ...