Butterflies and moths are some of the most beautiful insects on Earth. They also play an important role in keeping ecosystems healthy. They are pollinators, which move pollen from one flower to ...

Wherever small ponds of water are found across the North American deserts, so too are the desert dragonflies. Some 117 species of dragonflies have been identified across the American deserts, and if ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...

Nature is often described as a battlefield, but for some predators, it is a masquerade ball. While most creatures use ...

There are many unique and amazing insects in the wild, like the extremely interesting mint-leg centipede. This two-toned centipede gets its name from its bright mint-colored legs. An Instagram post by ...

That’s a good question, because it’s complicated. A queen bee is a female bee that is the only bee in the hive to lay eggs. She is also the largest bee in the hive. If you think that wasps have queens ...

Join us this summer at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Scott County as we explore the amazing world of insects in "Insectaganza!" our 4-H Clover Kids summer program. Youth ages five ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — When 10-year-old Peyton Mowry handled a Vietnamese walking stick at the Michigan State University Bug House, screaming was not her first reaction. “It tickled,” she said as ...

(WHTM) — It is a sure sign of summer when you begin to see those lightning bugs (or fireflies) glow across the land. But have you ever wondered how these bugs glow, and why? North Carolina State ...

Billions of cicadas are expected to start swarming in more than a dozen states in the coming weeks, and while the strange occurrence may be a nuisance for many, scientists say the activities of the ...