What Are Insect Stings and Spider Bites? A sting happens when an insect injects venom into your skin. The venom travels through the bug’s stinger. If you get stung, you’ll feel pain.

The Maricopa harvester ant, native to Arizona and the southwest U.S., holds the world record for most toxic insect venom. Although its venom is potent, the ant is relatively docile and stings are ...

A carnivorous caterpillar discovered on the Hawaiian island of Oahu adorns its silken protective case with the body parts of insect prey. This macabre coat helps them hide from spiders ...

That’s why both sunscreen and insect repellent are essential. It’s easy to see the appeal of combo products, which include both sunscreen and insect repellent in one convenient bottle.

Last year, Suiter said he received three such calls. "It gets a little bit more serious when the sting of an insect can be life-threatening to people who suffer anaphylaxis," he explained.

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

An insect has been spreading what's called greening disease, which has really cut citrus production. The modified trees could ward off the insect. Here's Jessica Meszaros with member station WUSF ...

Agriculture's impact on insect diversity is more severe than previously thought, according to a new study from the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. It has long been known that ...