About 70 per cent of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half ...

Blooming flowers provide natural nectar sources, but hummingbirds primarily eat bugs, including an assortment of gnats, mosquitoes, crane flies, midges and spiders.

Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided ...

The New Hampshire Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources heard two ideas to address shrinking insect populations in ...

A katydid changes color from pink to green to match leaf development, showing advanced camouflage adaptation in rainforests.

That creepy-crawly feeling you get thinking about eating bugs? It might be time to get over it. While Western cultures still wrinkle their noses at insect protein, a quiet revolution is transforming ...

Most people have a pretty simple relationship with insects. You see a bug, you swat it, you move on. Maybe you feel a little grossed out, maybe not. The real danger, though, is rarely the bug you ...

Local conservationists are counting on an army of bugs to combat another army of bugs. According to a news release from the ...

When you spend time outside, especially as it gets warmer, there’s plenty to enjoy—but also lots to avoid: sunburns, itchy bites, diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes, and skin cancer, for ...