Spiders and insects are often considered pests. Some people would rather see the creepy-crawly creatures dead than buzzing ...

Researchers at iDiv looked at long-term trends of land-based insects, such as beetles, moths, and grasshoppers, and found that decreases in the number of the formerly most common species have ...

A blue morpho butterfly, native to the tropical forests of Central and South America Derkarts via Wikimedia Commons under CC0 Many insects feel right at home in the hot, humid environments of the ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Dorsal view of a beautiful blue female Diana Fritillary, Speyeria diana, feeding on yellow butterflyweed. This species is very rare throughout its range.© Sari ONeal/Shutterstock.com Our world is ...

Three-hundred-million years ago, Earth was very different. The continents had coalesced into Pangea, which was dominated in ...

Scientific consensus is that high oxygen levels allowed these humongous fliers to exist, but a new study throws that idea ...

Dung beetles remove feces from wild animals in forests and thus inhibit the spread of parasites. They work the dung into the ...

New 'Giant Stick' Insect Species Discovered in Australia Has Been Growing For Millions of Years originally appeared on Parade. In a rainforest teeming with snakes, spiders, and all manner of hidden ...

A Kobe University study shows that small aquatic beetles survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion inside the catfish's ...

Singapore has approved 16 species of insects for both human consumption and animal feed. The guidelines stipulate that the insects cannot be harvested from the wild and must be manufactured in ...