Many people have seen a little ladybug split open its ... unfurls its wings. For a Boston University course blog, Dereck Fagundes writes about the ladybug’s fascinating anatomy, first ...

"I wasn't sure if the ladybug could fold its wings with an artificial elytron made of nail-art resin," says Saito. "So I was surprised when I found out it could." Moreover, the researchers used ...

A ladybug’s protective shell opens upward like the doors of a Lamborghini before its delicate wings unfold and carry it away. Scientists have captured slow-motion video of this mechanism on a ...