Explore the black beauty stick insect, a rare nocturnal insect from Peru with striking features and unique defenses.

Zoraptera, also known as angel insects or ground lice, are tiny termite-like insects generally found underneath bark or in ...

Recent estimates have come to the consensus that our planet hosts roughly six million species. But new research reveals that ...

The terms "bug" and "insect" are commonly used interchangeably in everyday language, yet scientifically, they refer to distinct categories of creatures. Insects belong to the vast class Insecta, ...

A new study more than doubles previous estimates of how many distinct kinds of insects are currently inhabiting the planet.

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 ...