An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of true bug that has claws. Amber from Myanmar’s Kachin region has ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn ...

Entomologist Richard Zack of Washington State University fields lots of “What the heck is this?” inquiries from the public about weird-looking insects in our region. But the Jerusalem cricket tops the ...

Amber from the Kachin region of Myanmar has preserved a wealth of fossils, offering insights into the diversity of the Cretaceous fauna of a 100-million-year-old forest ecosystem. The site continues ...

Discover the fascinating pelecinus wasp, a harmless yet eerie insect that uses its long tail to lay eggs in beetle larvae. Native to the Americas, this creature is a marvel of nature's design. This ...

Butterflies often appear so delicate and magical that it is hard to imagine them doing anything remotely ordinary, let alone something like going to the toilet. Yet one of the most common questions ...

Toad bugs can be found along the shorelines of streams and rivers in 40 states and three Canadian provinces, according to researchers. Andy Calhoun via Unsplash A small insect, which researchers ...