When you hop out of bed after a long, restful nap, you may feel like a bug emerging from its cocoon. Or is the word chrysalis more accurate? And where does pupa fit in? You may have heard these words ...

HERE in Britain, we grumble when a daddy long legs flies in through the window. So spare a thought for the brave people of South and Central America who have to face down insects which look like ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

Houses that don't need air conditioning could be designed by mimicking the structure of the cocoon that silkworms use to keep their pupae 1. The technology used by these insects can also help design ...