Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...

Insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystems and supporting life on Earth. While some insects damage crops, cause irritation, or transmit diseases, the vast majority are beneficial.

Did you know your lipstick might be made from beetles? Or that some cat food may soon be made from flies? All told, trillions of insects are farmed each year across the globe – more than all other ...

The spotted lanternfly, also known as Lycorma delicatula, is native to China, where scientists say it has been known as a medicinal insect since the twelfth century and is used to relieve swelling.

At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Common slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, “only” around 79 billion ...

“For me, it was a road-to-Damascus type of moment,” James Truman, an entomologist, told me, recalling an encounter when he was sixteen. “My family had a summer place, a trailer, on the shores of Lake ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Did you know that most animals on earth are insects? Insects have different adaptations to move, eat, mate, and live in different environments, ...

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As a boy in the 1960s, David Wagner would run around his family’s Missouri farm with a glass jar clutched in his hand, scooping flickering fireflies out of the sky. “We could fill it up and put it by ...

New research suggests insects may experience emotion-like states, showing stress responses and even exhibiting pessimism or optimism. Studies indicate they respond to noxious stimuli with primitive ...