Entomology junior E Inch is the caretaker of MSU's Bug House. Once they graduate, Inch hopes their research and advocacy work ...

Beetles are classified in the order Coleoptera (sheath-wing). The front pair of wings is hardened into cases (called elytra) ...

Down in South Carolina, my current home, there is an interesting collection of toxic, poisonous, and downright dangerous ...

The only mammals covered in scales, there’s nothing like a pangolin! From curling up into a ball, to using their long, sticky ...

Lucy Notarantonio is Newsweek's Senior Lifestyle and Trends Reporter, based in Birmingham, UK. Her focus is trending stories and human interest features ranging from health, pets and travel.

You’ve likely seen those evil ant-looking insects with wicked pincers at the tip of their abdomen in your house and heard creepy stories as a child of them crawling in people’s ears. Yet despite their ...

One Maidu and Wintun woman discovered what happens when floating tule on water. The growth of life might be able to limit ...

Michael Woodring, owner and general manager of Bug Zero, says that it ... “When it comes to ants, all they need to do is dig a couple of inches deeper into the ground to find warm soil and ...

One of the many things local farming ants do is tend herds of aphids ... Aphids are tiny insects, from pinhead size to an eighth-inch across. They are typically black or green.

Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know and how to spot it.

Explore the unique adaptations of the world's slowest snakes, from the hefty Burmese python to the patient rosy boa. Discover ...

Miami remains the most termite-infested city in America, according to Orkin's Top 50 Termite Cities list. Los Angeles and Tampa, Fla., held onto their second and third-place spots, rounding out the ...