A new high-throughput respiration-measuring system lets scientists monitor up to 240 insects and other invertebrates at once, making it far easier to study insects' resting metabolic rates and how ...

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These curriculum-linked resources support teaching of the insect respiratory system, including the tracheae, tracheoles and spiracles. Using a real-world case study from the Zoological Society of ...

Rather than rely solely on passive diffusion, insects use discontinuous patterns of gas exchange to avoid the toxic effects of oxygen, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.