Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans.

Ahead of the conservationist's centennial, scientists have christened a parasitic wasp in his honor—and it’s just the latest ...

Source: Steve Nicholls/with permission. Insects are amazing animals. They're all over the place and simply put, their well-being is crucial for the fate of our planet and all other animals, including ...

Discover how caddisfly larvae build protective cases from silk and debris and why they signal clean, healthy freshwater ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Numerous predatory insects exist worldwide. From assassin bugs to blister beetles, these insects are appropriately named for ...

Are insects really declining as badly as previous studies have forecasted? This is what a recent study published in Science hopes to address as an international team of more than a dozen researchers ...

For decades, researchers have tried to understand how insect wings evolved. It seemed that none of the proposed explanations was complete. Now the question may finally have been answered. Using data ...

The larvae of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) will eat an wide range of food system sidestreams and turn them into nutritious protein and oil. The adult phase is the short-lived, non-biting ...