In March 2025, biologist Benito Wainwright and his colleagues were searching for katydids — leaf-mimicking insects related to crickets and grasshoppers — in the rainforest of Barro Colorado Island in ...

In 2025, researchers on Barro Colorado Island in Panama found something that looked almost like a prank played by the rainforest itself: an adult female katydid glowing hot pink under a station light.

Late summer evenings in much of North America carry a particular kind of insistence. It comes not from anything visible, but ...

Experience the fascinating world of entomology with this serene, close-up time-lapse of a vibrant grasshopper-like insect, ...

Optimal temperatures vary by species. Everyone likes to plant early, but we are just now getting to the best season for ...

March 23 (UPI) --A small Texas town called Bug Tussle is no longer receiving new road signs from the Department of Transportation due to rampant thefts. Local officials said more than 70 Bug Tussle ...

Three-hundred-million years ago, Earth was very different. The continents had coalesced into Pangea, which was dominated in its equatorial regions by vast coal-swamp forests. With high atmospheric ...

These moths were hiding for years - now 10 new species and 7 genera have finally been identified.

Whereas humans have one receptor on their tongues that can detect all sorts of sweet things, from real sugar to artificial sweeteners like aspartame, insects have many receptors that each detect ...

Scientists discover seven strange frog-faced insects in Uganda, a surprising hidden gem of the unique African jungle.

Hawaii just revealed 10 new moth species that have been quietly evolving out of sight.