A bush cricket nymph grooming its feet. Source: Ross Piper, with permission. Although I've spent many years studying various aspects of social behavior and the cognitive and emotional lives of mammals ...

Love them or hate them, cicadas are fascinating insects commonly talked about in North Carolina during the warmer months. Cicadas spend most of their life underground, emerging when soil temperatures ...

These fascinating insects captivate us with their namesake pose. Explore these fun facts about praying mantis to learn all about them! Praying mantis are insects with long, thin bodies and triangular ...

Many animals can be adequately described by their namesake. The name Trans-Pecos Ratsnake tells one where that species can be observed. The name Eastern Bluebird tells one the color of the bird. The ...

What Does a Mayfly Insect Look Like? If you’ve ever seen a reedy-looking bug with two long, antenna-looking protrusions from its abdomen, you might have seen a mayfly. Mayflies have thin bodies and ...

Kamala Peevy brings preserved insects to life through her taxidermy art, sharing her journey as a small business owner in Taft. TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — Kamala Peevy breathes life into preserved insects, ...

The halloween pennant dragonfly boasts distinct, brightly colored wings. How do dragonflies eat? Explore dragonflies life cycle and fantasies behind these fascinating insects, and learn how to attract ...

In spring and most of summer, I survey dragonflies and damselflies flying above the water and vegetation at a local pond for a statewide census program. My most recent visit there, however, was not to ...

Good communication and cooperation aren’t just important for healthy human relationships. They’re invaluable to dung beetles as well. A recent study found that some dung beetle species work together ...

Rare giant stick insects now command market prices exceeding $1,000 for a single adult. These massive insects possess a fragile physiology that contradicts their imposing physical size. Some giant ...

Insects are capable of reproducing in fascinating ways. Throughout the world, these diverse critters feature a wide range of ...