‘Masters of shape-shifting’: How darkling beetles conquered the world

August 21st, 2024

EurekAlert!, Other, 20/08/2024
Large-scale genomic analysis of darkling beetles, a hyper-diverse insect group of more than 30,000 species worldwide, rolls back the curtain on a 150-million-year evolutionary tale of one of Earth’s most ecologically important yet inconspicuous creatures, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU) and CSIRO.

Read more: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1055061