According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats.

Researchers from the University of Konstanz have studied how insect brains take in complex light stimuli and process them in ...

This video examines the wide range of insects found in a typical backyard and the roles they serve. The footage breaks down ...

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...

Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl ...

Insects play a crucial role in Tasmanian agriculture - supporting crop production, soil health and natural pest control.

Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: brilliant orange poppies, deep purple iris and vivid yellow tidy tips. And after ...

From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ingenious traps for finding the ...

The diversity of water strider species apparently developed as early as the Cretaceous period, much earlier than previously thought. SNSB researchers have succeeded in clarifying the phylogenetic ...

Springtails, an ancient arthropod, are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname, "snow ...

Springtails, an ancient arthropod, are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname, "snow ...

Spider webs are nature’s perfect traps: sticky and delicate, yet strong enough to catch insects many times larger than the ...