Kissing bugs are nocturnal insects that can bite humans and animals, often when people are asleep. Their nickname is descriptive since they’re known for biting near the mouth or eyes, areas where skin ...

Bark beetles chew holes through a variety of trees, usually weak ones, and can lead to tree death. The best way to handle ...

South Carolina is ranked second in the nation per capita for certified backyard wildlife habitats, according to the S.C.

Thrips are enjoying Florida's climate but you may not like them, especially the damage they can cause to your ornamental ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

Tap a small beetle on a table and it may suddenly collapse, tuck in its legs, and lie perfectly still. Many insects do this. Weevils, click beetles, leaf beetles, certain ladybirds, some stick insects ...

It may sound freaky, but the Japanese yellow swallowtail butterfly can actually 'see' with its genitals. Twenty years ago, biologist Kentaro Arikawa discovered that the genitals of the male and female ...

Around 100 trillion insects fly in the skies above the USA on a summer's day, according to estimates by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and ...

Once in a while we get asked, “how cold does it have to get to kill insects?” Perhaps it is important to understand why cold temperatures kill insects. Insects are unlike mammals and birds because ...

Though a few spiders have six eyes, the default number is eight, usually arranged in two approximate rows, says Richard Jones. Scorpions also have multiple eyes (6-12), but they are less obvious ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we read an email from a listener who, as a kid, shared a fun fact with her classroom: polar bears have black skin. Her teacher not only told her she was wrong ...

While it might seem like an all-or-nothing process, insect metamorphosis likely emerged through gradual evolutionary changes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...