Giant giant peacock moth on branch. About 300 million years ago, insects were scales larger than they are today: a shudder-inducing thought for anyone with entomophobia. Griffinflies, for instance, ...

Some insects in nature are able to glow by producing their own light, a phenomenon known as bioluminescence, while others ...

Australia names a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, found high up in the tropical forest of Queensland.

The largest organization of insect experts in the world is dropping its common names for two insects — the gypsy moth and gypsy ant — because it says the names are inappropriate and offensive. The ...