or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of antennae, and (usually) one or two pairs of wings. Insects live in nearly every habitat ...

This tube connects to openings in the insect's exoskeleton (outer “shell”) called spiracles which allow the insect to breathe. Get a closer view of the image Get a closer view of the image Get a ...

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

After 30 years of "spreading bug love," Iowa State University's Insect Zoo is coming to an end. The university's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences decided to close the Insect Zoo because of ...