The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with ...

Tiny insects called treehoppers sport some very odd helmets. Now, researchers have found the insects developed this headgear by reactivating and repurposing their wing-making machinery. "We think this ...

Our planet is home to some truly strange and fascinating insects, like the recently discovered plastic-eating insect that ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

A young man has etched his name into the history books. Davis Marthin Damaledo was credited with discovering a new species of stick insect on Timor Island, south of Indonesia, in March 2021, according ...

We are now in the autumn interlude. It is the time after the leaves have fallen from the trees and before the snow covers the ground. In such a scene, we can see much of the landscape not visible at ...

An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, according to a new study published Thursday in BMC Biology. Researchers named ...

Some terrestrial bugs in the families of Cimcidae (bedbugs) and Reduviidae (kissing bugs) have afflicted man by sucking blood from him while he is sleeping since the beginning of time. Although ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

TLC's "My Strange Addiction" has returned after a 10-year break, featuring all new obsessions and quirks from some unique ...