The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have found only about 1 million species, that means more than 4.5 million species ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...

Pro-environmental behavior increases among school students who participate in insect-related citizen science projects, according to new research.

One possible solution exists literally right under our noses, as well as below our feet and all around us: insects. Though most Westerners often turn up their noses at the idea of eating the small six ...

In some instances the insect actively cultivates the fungus, browsing on it and controlling its growth By Suzanne W. T. Batra & Lekh R. Batra Join Our Community of Science Lovers!

The horsefly, often seen pestering horses and other animals, probably gets its name from this behavior. These insects can be quite big, some reaching around two-thirds of an inch long. Their ...

Insects aren't just an unusual accompaniment to wine. Eating them could help sustain Earth's booming population, as Museum scientist Dr Duncan Sivell reveals. Superhero movies may be popular right now ...

In natural and agricultural ecosystems, omnivorous insects are omnipresent. Whether they are 'true omnivores' that require both plant and prey resources to complete their life-cycle, 'herbivores ...

Slimy, scary, "the size of a Buick" — we use a lot of terms to describe bugs, but "yummy" isn't usually one of them. We associate insect ingestion with reality television shows like Fear Factor ...