Discover the fascinating Hercules beetle, one of the world’s strongest insects, and learn how habitat loss is threatening its ...

This enormous and important part of the animal kingdom may not be most people's favorite, but insects are a diverse, resilient and ancient bunch that date back almost 400 million years. But because of ...

From beetles that look spray-painted to iridescent blue butterflies, the John May Museum Center is a world of incredible insects. The 75-year-old family business has over 7,000 specimens on display, ...

Physiologically, ants are simple organisms, but their behavior is surprisingly complex. These tiny insects are driven by work and the wellbeing of the colony as a whole. A Clark University researcher ...

In its second consecutive year, the Florida Museum of Natural History and First Magnitude Brewing Co. partnered for the annual Pollinator Palooza, a festive kickoff to National Pollinator Week. The ...

There is a huge variety of life on Earth, but we sometimes see similarities in organisms that live in very different areas and differ in all other ways. This can be due to a phenomenon called ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

Nature is full of interesting relationships between animals and plants. Insects rely heavily on different plants for food and shelter, including the monarch caterpillar, which feeds primarily on the ...

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The hot, muggy dog days of early August is the time to visit prairies. Flowering is at its peak, and these relicts of our diverse botanical past can be stunning. One of my favorite Ohio prairies is ...