How many types of insects are there in the world ... Quadrillions of ants Counting the exact number of insect species is probably impossible. Every year, some species go extinct, while some evolve ...

If you find wings or antennae on a crawler, what you have instead is an insect. Outside of Antarctica ... and outside your ...

A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see ...

The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage ...

Insects are disappearing at an alarming rate worldwide, but why? Agricultural intensification tops the list of proposed ...

Billions of cicadas from Brood XIV are ready to emerge once the warm weather hits, and they're going to be very loud after 17 years underground.

Insects can take different defensive measures depending on the predator, a discovery that goes against the traditional notion that bugs use the same tactics to survive all attacks, a research team ...