The new discoveries emphasize that scientists have a lot left to learn about insect diversity, even in areas with many ...

A playful surprise unfolds as the wildlife handler introduces unusual insects including a tailless whip scorpion, whiptail scorpion, and cockroach. The moment is presented with humor as the creatures ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth's ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

For more than two decades Dr. Richard Glatz has been on a one-man mission to catalog Kangaroo Island's insects. Since starting the collection in 1998, Richard has collected about 80,000 insect ...

Purdue Extension can help individuals in a lot of different ways including diagnosing a plant problem, identifying an insect, or assisting with various farm management tasks. Recently we helped ...

Amber from the Kachin region of Myanmar has preserved a wealth of fossils, offering insights into the diversity of the Cretaceous fauna of a 100-million-year-old forest ecosystem. The site continues ...

In the forests of Madhya Pradesh, a rather unusual “mala” is being used in the fight to save thousands of Sal trees. But this is no ordinary garland. Made from the severed heads of a destructive ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth has a dizzying diversity of insects, with beetles alone making up 25 percent of all named animal species. But a new analysis ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the Antarctic ...