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

Wandering gliders are descended from some of the earliest known insects – and breed as one global population ...

The red velvet ant earned its nickname by supposedly killing cows with a single sting, yet its venom contains none of the compounds that actually destroy tissue or trigger organ failure. The real ...

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

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

Scientists are always looking for better ways to foil bugs that leave itchy welts in their wake. Despite the many tools being studied, from tick-killing fungus to genetically modified mosquitoes, bug ...

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

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 ...

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

A palm-sized drone struck a moth in a test flight, a step toward autonomous mosquito control, but real-world proof is still ...

University of Tartu entomologist Mati Martin says that the numbers of lice and fleas have decreased significantly, but every ...