Because, I mean, I'll admit, I shoo away insects all the time. And if I see, say, a black widow spider, I don't think about shooing them as much as I think about squishing them.

These insects have not had good public relations at all.” Black entomologist, Samuel Ramsey also known as "Dr. Sammy" created the song, "Big Red Eyes" to describe cicadas. (Video: Samuel Ramsey) ...

The moss wētā - highly camouflaged and often less than one centimetre long - is among the creatures featured in Lily Duval's new book Six-legged Ghosts: The Insects of Aotearoa ...