INSECTS

Thousands of orange and black butterflies are clustering for warmth amidst stunning scenery.

The bug-shaped robots may be helpful in search-and-rescue missions.

Pesticide resistance, efficient food processing, and self-defense are built right into the pest’s genes.

These plant diseases and crop-killing critters cause many millions of dollars in damage, and mean very hard work for those that're trying to stop them.

The millipede Tasmaniosoma anubis was named after the jackal-headed Egyptian god Anubis because its genitals resemble the god’s ears and snout.

The plant's chemical signal lures insect tourists, who get stuck and die—then their delicious corpses draw predators who scare off insects that might munch the plant.

Scientists spotted tiny pseudoscorpions stowing away in bat fur in New Zealand.

A Costa Rican jewel scarab may soon visit space—and spark the development of Central America's only space program.

Stick bugs arrived on the Mascerene Islands 22 million years ago from a surprising place: Australia.

For plenty of people, a park populated by thousands of flying insects sounds more like a nightmare than a fun day out. But the concept becomes more appealing when it’s revealed that those bugs are all fireflies, whose bioluminescent properties make for a

The cochineal bug uses its red dye to repel insects—we use it to color food and makeup.

If you can't get an airport named after you, a slime-mold beetle is a pretty decent consolation prize.