Sightings of one of the UK's rarest insects have tripled. The green forest hoverfly, distinctive for its metallic green and ...

Rare giant stick insects now command market prices exceeding $1,000 for a single adult. These massive insects possess a fragile physiology that contradicts their imposing physical size. Some giant ...

Leaf insects are native to South Asia and Australia, and illegal to import to the U.S. The rare Phylliidae can cost thousands of dollars. These insects naturally blend in with their surroundings, ...

When the Seneca Park Zoo Society needed a way to create detailed 3D computer models of rare insects from Madagascar, they turned to RIT’s imaging science program for help. A multidisciplinary team of ...

A photographer in northern England caught sight of an incredibly rare insect while testing out new camera gear in a nature reserve. What's the Jam reported that Paul Cleasby was in the Oakenshaw ...

Researchers studied six pieces of amber containing fossilized ants with other insects nearby revealing an ecosystem in the ...

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an ...

It’s a boy! Science World staffers were in disbelief after a male stick insect was born into an all-female colony in what is being described as an “extremely rare” event. Science World’s stick insect ...