In this particular exhibition at the Staten Island Museum, even the pink of the walls comes from bugs — in the form of lac, a coloring produced by scale insects (it’s the same natural dye used as ...

This Mississippi critter is one of the most venomous caterpillars in the United States and its bite is far from cute. The unfortunately named puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) is also known ...

"They keep on picking up the pathogens as the season goes." Researchers sound alarm after recording sudden drop in species used to help fight diseases: 'That is really, really dangerous' first ...