Summertime comes with lengthy days, warm sunshine, beach visits, and beautiful greenery in the forest. However, summertime also comes with mosquitos, biting flies, and other insects that we consider ...

Pioneering researcher E.O. Wilson famously called insects “the little things that run the world.” According to our best ...

Insect feeding behaviour is a complex interplay of anatomical specialisation and physiological processes that enable insects to exploit plant tissues for nutrients. A key tool in deciphering these ...

The dynamics between insects and plants in degraded ecosystems offer unique insights into how anthropogenic pressures and environmental changes alter traditional ecological relationships. In these ...

Spicebush Swallotail butterflies are attracted to many flowers, but need plants like Spicebush to lay their eggs on. July is a month for insects. That statement generally hits people in one of three ...

Nature's 'sleeper beast,' the praying mantis, belies its calm facade with lethal predatory prowess. These insects, masters of ...

The invertebrate charity Bugslife says new figures show the number of flying insects has more than halved in the past five ...

Discover the top 7 fastest flying insects in the world. See their max speeds and learn how their incredible wings and agility ...

Relatives of cicadas known as sharpshooter insects can catapult pee droplets at superfast speeds, revealing the first known example of "superpropulsion" in nature, a new study finds. This newly ...

World Bog Day was celebrated around the world on July 23. I celebrated by hiking to an Alaskan bog, or muskeg, as they are colloquially known. This particular bog surrounded a small lake that was ...