Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...

Big black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just the relatively harmless palo verde beetles, also known as palo verde ...

Remote-controlled cockroaches are thing of the past, practically considered peasantry by the remote-controlled insect community, if such a thing were to exist. Well, not really, but why settle for ...

Birds, bats, and bees all use distinct muscles to deploy and retract their wings. Smaller insects, given the less space available, may be different and scientists are still debating if they use indeed ...

With over 1.5 million species of beetles crawling around the globe, it’s no surprise that about 2,500 of them call Arizona home — lucky us. But don’t panic, most are harmless, just out here living ...

With over 1.5 million species of beetles crawling around the globe, it’s no surprise that about 2,500 of them call Arizona home — lucky us. But don’t panic, most are harmless, just out here living ...

Arizona has about 2,500 beetle species. Beetles are identified by their hard, sheathlike front wings; six legs; and distinct head, thorax and abdomen. Most beetles are harmless but some, such as ...