This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it’s not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths and ...

A team of biologists in Montana and Germany has found that, regardless of type, those insects that express a protective stick- or leaf-like appearance all evolved the same basic body parts. In their ...

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

We were joined via Zoom by Dr. Shannon Olsson, scientist and global director of the Echo Network, to learn all about insects. Dr. Olsson is speaking at the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus ...

Most people do not realize that some insects can live on or inside the human body. These bugs see us as a warm and safe place where they can feed, grow and even lay eggs. Some hide in our hair, some ...