Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.

University of Alberta research is showing how trees and fungi team up to survive and stay healthy against insect attacks—an ...

The natural world is full of bright surprises, like these amphibian, insect, avian—and even mammal—species Why are some animals so colorful? The natural world brings so much joy and wonder to our ...

Commonly referred to as “no-see-ums” in North America, these tiny pests are known as “punkies” in the Northeast, “five-O’s” in Florida and Alabama (due to their penchant for biting people around 5 p.m ...

The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast Michigan ... Monarch specifically favor milkweeds because female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds and drink the milky sap that leaks ...

The brightly colored insects have been reported in southeast ... Monarch specifically favor milkweeds because female monarchs lay their eggs on milkweeds and drink the milky sap that leaks from ...

This remarkable disguise not only helps the gecko avoid becoming lunch, but also lets it ambush insects that wander too close. The leaf-tailed gecko is a perfect example of how some animals become one ...

This remarkable disguise not only helps the gecko avoid becoming lunch, but also lets it ambush insects that wander too close. The leaf-tailed gecko is a perfect example of how some animals become one ...

Among them, the evolutionary record holders are the insects, thanks to their ability ... To the naked eye, this green immigrant leaf weevil (Polydrusus formosus) appears to have a green cuticle.

Thorny stick males and females (Heteropteryx dilatata) and the giant leaf insect (Phyllium giganteum) come from Malaysia as well. There are also blue and purple grasshoppers (Titanacris albipes) from ...