The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum said "Bug Squad" provides hands-on learning opportunities in a world inspired by fictitious ...

Although they look like wasps, clearwing moths are completely harmless and cannot sting. The wasp beetle takes mimicry to a ...

For 2,000 years, the earwig has carried one of nature's most unsettling reputations, and the truth about what this creature ...

“The gas inside an air sac is not pressurized (it is roughly the same as the atmospheric pressure at the water’s surface),” ...

Billions, maybe even a trillion, cicadas are set to emerge in a super rare double-brood event. This means two broods, Brood XIII (which shows up every 17 years) and Brood XIX (every 13 years), will ...

For the first time in the history of Orcas Center’s theater camp, the program is presenting a full production for the ...

Here’s a low-stakes (but perhaps existential?) question that has caused me to fret more than it probably should have. I could ...

When grizzly bears clamber onto the talus slopes high in Glacier National Park, they're searching for an abundant, fatty meal: army cutworm moths. The inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) moths hatch on ...

It may seem hard to believe based on the captivating photographs, essays and research presented in “Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs” (Workman Publishing Co., New York, ...

Did you get any mosquito bites last night? Have you spotted any fireflies this summer? It's that time of year when we're more likely to notice bugs and insects. What songs have you noticed that ...

I'm going to buy a spray to protect my child from those itchy summer pests! I read in an article that even with the El Niño phenomenon, it wouldn't be a cool summer—it would be a scorching one! But so ...

Summer vacations are in full swing, but travelers heading to some of the nation's busiest destinations may want to pack an extra dose of caution. Orkin's 2026 Bed Bug Cities List has been released ...