Meet the treehopper, a type of bug best known for the strange, thorn-like protrusions that stick out of its back into the air ...

The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren't just plentiful, they're downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with ...

While prehistoric insects encased in amber certainly are fascinating, they usually don't look all that different from today's insects. A newly discovered one, however, is so bizarre that it has been ...

Kajiado, Kenya: More than five primary schools in Kajiado Central risk closure due to a strange stinging caterpillar that has wrecked havoc in homes, schools, fields and farms. The insects, locally ...

Our planet is home to some truly strange and fascinating insects, like the recently discovered plastic-eating insect that ...

A young man has etched his name into the history books. Davis Marthin Damaledo was credited with discovering a new species of stick insect on Timor Island, south of Indonesia, in March 2021, according ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

Usually when you see extreme close-ups of insects, they look like terrifying monsters. The segmented eyes, the tiny cilia, the barbed limbs, and so on. But award-winning photographer Igor Siwanowicz ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...