How do insects control the effects of gravity when they climb a tree or hang upside-down waiting for prey? They don't have closed circulatory systems that restrict fluid flow to certain parts of the ...

The body position of the American grasshopper strongly affects its physiological responses, according to a study. In vertebrates, the circulatory system rapidly responds to changes in body position to ...

Even for grasshoppers, being upside-down can be a high (blood) pressure situation. Colleen Prieto / flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 When push comes to shove, we humans are just giant sacks of fluid. Weighed ...

This neon network of “branches” is not part of a plant but the egg chamber and breathing tubes of a giant grasshopper. This neon network of “branches” is not part of a plant but the egg chamber and ...