It is the giant African harvester ant queens, which are large and coloured red, that are most prized by international ant collectors – one can fetch up to £170 ($220) on the black market, which tends ...

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a world nothing like our own. These griffinflies, as paleontologists call them ...

Our planet relies on millions of living creatures to keep its ecosystems functioning properly. Many species work quietly in the background to pollinate plants, clean our water, and build healthy ...

The problem with diffusion is that it’s notoriously slow. The oxygen constraint hypothesis argued that the larger the insect grows, the further the oxygen must travel to reach the deepest tissues. “As ...

Residents in parts of the San Gabriel Valley say they are dealing with an unusual (and painful) nuisance this spring: swarms ...

Discover why 17-year cicadas are emerging four years early and how warm spring soils create new “shadow broods” across the ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Learn more about the economic thresholds for insects in corn and soybeans. Plus, when should you scout for each insect?

Scientific consensus is that high oxygen levels allowed these humongous fliers to exist, but a new study throws that idea ...

Scientists thought giant dragonflies couldn’t survive in today’s atmosphere – but a study of dozens of insect species shows ...

Thirty years ago, 225 million boxes of oranges were picked in Florida groves. This year, the forecast from the U.S.

These green, winged, voracious bugs have been invading Arizona. Here's what to know about why grasshoppers and why there are so many this spring.