When we lose insect species without even knowing they existed, we will never know where they lived, what they looked like, ...

For more than 60 years, evolutionary biologists have debated whether a unique genetic system found in ants, bees and wasps ...

Inside an ant colony, queens reproduce while workers care for young and maintain a society built around shared labor. For ...

More than 60% of Australia's known insects are unnamed and a mystery to science. Of an estimated 500,000 Australian species, roughly half are insects, but many aren't categorized. A group of ...

One commenter said the species had "come here as an invasive species in the mid-19th century." ...

If you've spent time outdoors, chances are you've had a run-in with mosquitos or other biting insects. Beyond being seasonal nuisances, bug bites can cause intense itching, local inflammation ...

A new study found Saxifraga candelabrum to be a carnivorous plant, proving true Charles Darwin’s hypothesis that some plants ...

Between backyard barbecues, beach vacations, and hiking trails, warmer weather encourages us to spend more time outdoors. But ...

Bagworm caterpillars have an unusual way of protecting themselves. They build portable cases using silk produced by their own ...

An insect that burrows through soil like a mammal, chirps from beneath your feet, and sometimes defends your garden rather ...

A new, jungle-proof automated light trap for insect monitoring documented in Methods in Ecology and Evolution and Integrative ...

Florida is the largest orange-producing state in the United States and the third largest in the world, only after Brazil and ...