All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

An international research team led by Yale University scientists has for the first time explained the preservation of colors in fossil insects. The discovery shows why colors change during ...

Brightly-colored beetles or caterpillars feeding on a tropical plant may signal the presence of chemical compounds active against cancer and parasitic diseases, report researchers writing in the ...

Welcome to National Moth Week! (July 23-31) As an insect enthusiast, I encourage everyone to take a closer look at the vast diversity of moths that fill our world. Butterflies and moths belong to the ...

Most stick insect species blend into their surroundings to avoid predators. But the males of two newly described species from madagascar, Achrioptera manga and Achrioptera maroloko, are brightly ...

I have a friend who has had bird feeders for years and is fairly knowledgeable about most of the birds that visit her feeders. However, the other day I was telling her about the warblers that were ...

It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But there are beautiful insects out there that are not butterflies. As with ...

Occurred on August 14, 2025 / Antwerp, Belgium Info from Licensor: "In this video you see two females of a very colorful stick insect species (Calvisia khlongsokana). Towards the end of the video, one ...