Scientists made a disturbing discovery while investigating Antarctic midges, the only insects native to Antarctica, ...

Getting around a) A fast-flowing alpine river in Switzerland where the midge larvae were collected. b) Selected frames from an underwater video of a larva turning to crawl against the flow. c) A view ...

Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm weather. But early in a midge’s life, it lives in the water. Now, ...

It is hard to believe that life can survive in Antarctica. Despite its harsh conditions, hardy flora and fauna do just that ...

This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are small flying insects that start off their lives as larvae that live in fresh water. This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are ...

Researchers in Spain have shown a novel way for insects to travel—as larval stowaways in the guts of migrating birds. “It’s the first time insects have been shown to be carried inside birds,” reports ...

The Antarctic midge spends more than half its life frozen. A better understanding of how it does so could have implications for human health. By Devi Lockwood There are between five million and six ...

They’re small. They are here all the time. And they must taste good, because trout will eat the littlest bug in the river all year. Trout snack on midges again and again, like Tic Tacs. Midges are the ...