Washington, USA: This may be the role reversal to end all role reversals. Scientists on Thursday described four insect species that dwell in extremely dry caves in Brazil, feed on bat guano and ...

A rare rainforest insect, Arota festae, starts life bright pink before slowly turning green, revealing a surprising camouflage strategy.

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

Butterflies often appear so delicate and magical that it is hard to imagine them doing anything remotely ordinary, let alone something like going to the toilet. Yet one of the most common questions ...

Researchers exploring Uganda’s Kibale National Park have discovered seven new species of frog-like leafhoppers. The tiny insects, named for their frog-shaped bodies and powerful jumping legs, are so ...

Entomologist Richard Zack of Washington State University fields lots of “What the heck is this?” inquiries from the public about weird-looking insects in our region. But the Jerusalem cricket tops the ...

Toad bugs can be found along the shorelines of streams and rivers in 40 states and three Canadian provinces, according to researchers. Andy Calhoun via Unsplash A small insect, which researchers ...