Insects today have wings because their primitive crustacean ancestors moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed. The wings originally evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of the crustacean ancestors, US researchers claim. Sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back into its body to support … Read more
World’s oldest sperm is discovered inside a female crustacean that mated and was then trapped in amber 100 million years ago By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: 09:15 BST, 16 September 2020 Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the oldest fossilised animal sperm from around 100 … Read more
Tiny worm-like creature that lives surrounded by metal balls in the depths of the northern Pacific is named after the band Metallica The worm-like creature – called Macrostylis metallicola – is up to 6.5mm long It lives around 15,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean Was named after the band due to the … Read more