Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the ...

"Every year these Japanese beetles would come and completely eat away at our plum trees," said Aditya Prabhu. "My mom would drag me and my brother outside and pick them by hand." Prabhu knew there had ...

When you think of animals that eat wood, termites are likely the first critters to come to mind. Termites are small insects that eat a variety of decaying plant matter, from leaf litter to wood. They ...

Shrub fringes on the edges of forests and fields protect animal species and have a positive effect on biodiversity, reports a ...

The six-legged staffers of the American Museum of Natural History’s Bug Colony do their grisly work under a lid. The result: ...

Researchers are analyzing the bug oil’s bioactive properties, aiming to validate its safety and expand its promising ...

Dung beetles can lift 50 times their weight and play a crucial role in the animal kingdom clean. Here's how these bugs help the environment.

The tiger beetle, Cicindelidia haemorhagica, first astounded scientists in 1891 when early Yellowstone explorers recorded ...

Costa Rica’s iconic May beetles are disappearing due to urbanization, pesticides, and climate change, threatening ecosystems.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, with the assistance of the County of Hawaiʻi Public Works Department, began another ...

Many insects have evolved to protect themselves from predators. For example, different types of beetles have adopted defenses ...

Pharaoh’s Animal Kingdom, a new exhibition for children at the Israel Museum, explores the relationship between animals and ...