A butterfly is a flying insect known for its brightly colored wings and distinctive flight patterns. Belonging to the ...

Geckos are one of the most common reptiles on the planet. There are nearly 2,000 species of gecko in seven distinct gecko ...

They bite, excrete acid, asphyxiate their prey and create huge super colonies that are hard to kill. What to know ...

Bed bugs primarily feast on human blood, causing their infamous bites. However, these pests will also target other warm-blooded creatures, including pets, rodents, birds, and bats. Watch this video to ...

In one sense, it’s odd to associate any firefly with youth, for by the time we see them lighting up our nights, they are ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved further ...

Hundreds of millions of flies dropping from planes in the sky might sound like a horrible nightmare, but experts say such a ...

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

Many folks in southern coastal areas know about strand feeding, the remarkable fish-catching behavior demonstrated by ...

“The dogs are not going to overthink it,” said Anne Carlson, the chief executive of Jiminy’s, which makes insect-based pet ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...