About 70 per cent of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half ...

A katydid changes color from pink to green to match leaf development, showing advanced camouflage adaptation in rainforests.

The New Hampshire Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard two ideas to address shrinking insect populations in ...

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...

Local conservationists are counting on an army of bugs to combat another army of bugs. According to a news release from the Otsego County Conservation Association, OCCA and Mohican Farm, supported by ...

Most people have a pretty simple relationship with insects. You see a bug, you swat it, you move on. Maybe you feel a little grossed out, maybe not. The real danger, though, is rarely the bug you ...

That creepy-crawly feeling you get thinking about eating bugs? It might be time to get over it. While Western cultures still wrinkle their noses at insect protein, a quiet revolution is transforming ...

In everyday language, many small creatures get labelled as “creepy-crawlies,” but scientifically, not all of them are insects ...

When you spend time outside, especially as it gets warmer, there’s plenty to enjoy—but also lots to avoid: sunburns, itchy bites, diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes, and skin cancer, for ...

A North Carolina creature is “adorable” — but don’t be fooled by its fluffy appearance. Southern flannel moths, also called puss caterpillars, can cause people to endure swelling, nausea and hours of ...