New signs are being installed in the Surrey Hills to highlight the roles of invertebrates. Insects are touted as an option for a healthier, greener diet. Is that enough reason for people to bite?

But depending on your situation, you could easily be seeing insects such as beetles, waterbugs, bedbugs, crickets, or palmetto bugs. While cockroaches can seem like just a nuisance, their presence ...

The quality was so good that he could see the ommatidia, or individual units, of the insect’s compound eyes. “From that point on, I was drawn into macrophotography,” he writes in an email ...

Human blood, though, isn’t enough for survival. Symptoms of a bird mite bite are similar to bites of other insects and mites. You may develop small red bumps or a crawling sensation on your skin.

Lauren Magliozzi has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), and the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP). A tiny ...

What it tells us about the past: This prehistoric carving, discovered inside a cave in France, depicts a steppe wisent (Bison priscus), a now-extinct species of bison. It was crafted from a piece ...

When Jimmy Reid goes looking for incredible wildlife to photograph, he doesn't have to stray very far from home. He looks under drain covers, beneath rocks and even inside the dilapidated shed in ...

Where were the dull thwacks of flying insects bumping against the lightbulb? Even the tuneless orchestra of cicadas or crickets, whichever they were (no one was quite sure), had stilled its ...

They're even used to help distinguish some species of insects and bats. Ann Jones, presenter of the Sex is Weird series for ABC RN's What the Duck?!, has been ruining her pristine internet search ...

From their variety of spots to their hidden wings, there is much to learn about these helpful and charming insects. Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who ...