Autonomous robots are expected to perform a wide range of sophisticated tasks in complex,
unknown environments. However, available onboard computing capabilities and algorithms …

Many of the existing winged-insect species are extremely small (wing length≈ 0.3–4 mm);
they are referred to as miniature insects. Yet, until recently much of our knowledge about the …

Flight speed is positively correlated with body size in animals. However, miniature
featherwing beetles can fly at speeds and accelerations of insects three times their size …

Over the course of evolution, organism size has diversified markedly. Changes in size are
thought to have occurred because of developmental, morphological and/or ecological …

For most model organisms in neuroscience, research into visual processing in the brain is
difficult because of a lack of high-resolution maps that capture complex neuronal circuitry …

Frogs of the genus Microhyla include some of the world's smallest amphibians and
represent the largest radiation of Asian microhylids, currently encompassing 50 species …

Organization of dynamic cellular structure is crucial for a variety of cellular functions. In this
study, we report that Drosophila and Aedes have highly elastic cell membranes with …

An organism's morphology plays a crucial role in its interactions with its environment.
Therefore, comparative anatomical analysis is a critical basis to understanding the ecology …

Background Trichogrammatids are minute parasitoid wasps that develop within other insect
eggs. They are less than half a millimeter long, smaller than some protozoans. The …

Insects represent more than 60% of all multicellular life forms, and are easily among the
most diverse and abundant organisms on earth. They evolved functional wings and the …