The larvae of a type of bark beetle can perform acrobatic flips, somersaulting their bodies through the air. They join maggots and other larvae in their athletic abilities.

Bark beetle larvae grip the ground with their claws in order to build up energy to accomplish their acrobatics. Adrian Smith/Matt Shipman "It's kind of like a mousetrap," Smith explained.

If your ash tree’s canopy is thinning, bark is flaking off in patches, or woodpeckers are suddenly interested in your trunk, ...

Scientists recently recorded the larvae performing the twisting leap for… Simone Biles has a rival — a tiny bark beetle (but it can't stick the landing) | LAist ...

ABOVE: Larval (A) and adult (B) Laemophloeus biguttatus beetles MATT BERTONE I nsect larvae are often thought of as worming their way around their environment, legless and slow-moving—or even immobile ...

The paths carved by adult and larvae bark beetles (called galleries) can be seen after the bark is shaved off an affected pine tree March 27, 2015 in Norden, Calif. Pine trees across the state ...

Beetle eggs stew over the winter in a sort of antifreeze and larvae hatch the next spring and begin to consume the underlayer of the bark, creating a girdle that interrupts the tree's ability to ...