Right now, there’s a fly walking on the window in my office. I asked my friend Rich Zack how it does that. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. It turns out my window isn’t as ...

Some insects can hold an object 100 times heavier than they are–and they can do it while hanging upside down. For ants and bees, the secret to this power resides in adhesive footpads that clamp down ...

Before looking at how insects can walk on smooth surfaces, such as glass, it is worth first examining the surfaces themselves. They may look completely smooth but, when viewed using electron ...

Phil, Mag. from Magasin Encyclopedique, February, 1814.