All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

Insects Unlocked, a crowd-funded project from the University of Texas at Austin's Insect Image Lab, is creating and sharing public domain images representing a wide range of insect species — including ...

There are a lot of animals to love in the world… but insects are pretty low on most people’s lists. In fact, it’s said that 1 in 10 adults in the United States have entomophobia, a fear of insects.

Brightly-colored beetles or caterpillars feeding on a tropical plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer and parasitic diseases, report researchers writing in the ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...

It's OK to bug out. The North Museum of Nature and Science unveiled its latest exhibition, and this time it's themed around insects. "Imagining Insects," which will be on display through next summer, ...

DEATHS ARE DISEASE RELATED. IOWA’S AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT WARNS IOWANS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS INSECT. TAKE A LOOK. TWO IMMATURE SPOTTED LANTERNFLIES WERE FOUND IN DALLAS COUNTY. THE INSECT ...