Some bugs sting, bite, or even carry disease. Learn to recognize dangerous and poisonous bugs and how to keep yourself and your family safe.

Millipedes are harmless to humans, but they can be an unwanted pest in summer when they infest homes and basements to escape the heat. Here's how to get rid of millipedes in your house.

Foresters are using parasitoids to reduce the spread of the emerald ash borer beetle, following the lead of many states to ...

Crawling insects often trigger unease, but many are harmless. Camel crickets, house centipedes, and lacewings are beneficial.

Paleontologists are calling a fossil of a giant millipede found on a beach in northern England "the biggest bug that ever lived." ...

In the shadowy depths of the ocean, giant isopods oversized relatives of pill bugs scavenge the seafloor with their armored bodies and 14 legs. These deep-sea crustaceans, reaching up to 2.5 feet ...

Sowbugs, a bit larger than pill bugs, can be recognized by two small tail appendages that extend beyond the final segment of their body.

Paleontologists are calling a fossil of a giant millipede found on a beach in northern England "the biggest bug that ever lived." ...

Learn about pill bugs. Discover how to eliminate them when they’re pests and care for them when they’re wanted.

World Fossils reveal head of ancient millipede that was biggest bug ever The fossil of a juvenile Arthropleura from Montceau-les-Mines, France, inside its nodule, is seen in this undated photograph.

During the Carboniferous Period, Earth's atmospheric oxygen levels surged, helping some plants and animals grow to gigantic proportions. One notable example was Arthropleura, the biggest bug ever ...

Its head anatomy provided evidence that millipedes and centipedes are more closely related than previously thought. "These anatomical features are quite striking because even if the body of ...