Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks ...

The Natural History Museum of Denmark houses a unique collection of 70,000 pieces of amber from various time periods.

A fossilized ant and fly preserved in 99-million-year-old amber have revealed one of the oldest known examples of parasitic ...

The findings reveal that insects developed modern patterns of herbivory long before flowering plants flourished, upending a long-held hypothesis Jack Tamisiea Paleontologist Conrad Labandeira, the ...

Schlinger Chair of Entomology Alex Harman, Ph.D. | Photo by Emerson Harman Harman with a Blue Morpho in Butterflies Alive! (exhibit open through September 1 in 2025). | Photo by Santa Barbara Museum ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. With their soft and spongy tissue, internal organs are rare in the ...

Crawl your way into the fascinating world of insects at ArtScience Museum’s latest exhibition, . Sometimes deemed as pests, ...

This article was originally published on Undark. In a dusty room in central Florida, countless millipedes, centipedes, and other creepy-crawlies sit in specimen jars, rotting. The invertebrates are ...

Flying insects are known to make a beeline for lights in the dark, as the saying goes, "like moths to a flame." Now, scientists have figured out why insects are so keen on light, but it's not because ...

Insects: Microsculptures Magnified allows visitors to examine colours, textures and anatomical structures that often remain invisible. SINGAPORE – Perched on foliage, a darkling beetle can easily go ...

BugFest returns with hands-on insect fun at the Natural History Museum of Utah. BugFest returns to the Natural History Museum of Utah with live bug encounters, hands-on exhibits, and family-friendly ...

A newly named species of giant stick insect found in Australia’s Wet Tropics rainforests is thought to be the heaviest insect ever found on the continent. Acrophylla alta weighs 44 grams, around the ...