Insect wings evolved from an outgrowth on a crustacean ancestor, study reveals

Insects’ wings evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of one of their crustacean ancestors that moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed. US researchers claim sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back and fused into its body to support its weight when it … Read more

Insect wings evolved from an outgrowth on a crustacean ancestor, study reveals

Insects today have wings because their primitive crustacean ancestors moved to land about 300 million years ago, a new study has revealed.  The wings originally evolved from a random outgrowth or ‘lobe’ on the legs of the crustacean ancestors, US researchers claim.  Sections of the crustacean’s leg were gradually pushed back into its body to support … Read more