Suddenly seeing dozens (even hundreds) of winged termites flying near windows, light fixtures, or doors can be especially troubling to a homeowner. "Flying termites, also called alates, are ...

Entomologist Dr. Jessica Ware joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the world of insects. Are cockroaches so resilient that they'd survive a nuclear war? Why do praying mantis ...

Another cicada invasion is here. The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across ...