The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with ...

Tiny insects called treehoppers sport some very odd helmets. Now, researchers have found the insects developed this headgear by reactivating and repurposing their wing-making machinery. "We think this ...

Our planet is home to some truly strange and fascinating insects, like the recently discovered plastic-eating insect that ...

Kajiado, Kenya: More than five primary schools in Kajiado Central risk closure due to a strange stinging caterpillar that has wrecked havoc in homes, schools, fields and farms. The insects, locally ...

A young man has etched his name into the history books. Davis Marthin Damaledo was credited with discovering a new species of stick insect on Timor Island, south of Indonesia, in March 2021, according ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — An ancient wasp may have ...

We are now in the autumn interlude. It is the time after the leaves have fallen from the trees and before the snow covers the ground. In such a scene, we can see much of the landscape not visible at ...

Some terrestrial bugs in the families of Cimcidae (bedbugs) and Reduviidae (kissing bugs) have afflicted man by sucking blood from him while he is sleeping since the beginning of time. Although ...