As often happens on the identification-focused subreddit, commenters quickly got to work. The consensus was that the insect ...

A dive into a bizarre speculative ecosystem where birdlike insects evolve unusual bodies and behaviors.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The natural world is filled with creatures so bizarre that they often look more extraterrestrial than earthly. Among them, insects easily take the crown. These bugs may look like dead leaves, others ...

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 ...

Here’s what compound eyes really do — and why flies see you in slow motion. In this episode of Big Ideas, Niba explores how insects actually see the world — from the structure of ommatidia to motion ...