Biblical swarms of giant, flying ants have been impacting parts of the UK, at times even being mistaken for rain by weather ...

Three hundred million years ago, dragonfly-like creatures with wingspans stretching 70 centimeters patrolled the skies of a world nothing like our own. These griffinflies, as paleontologists call them ...

Insects are all over the world, and they're one of the most diverse groups, with millions of different species living in virtually every habitat possible. They come in various different forms, from ...

Three hundred million years ago, before the age of the dinosaurs, our planet was abuzz with the sounds of giant insect life. The most iconic of these species were perhaps the predatory dragonfly-like ...

An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that predates the dinosaurs.

One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

The destruction of the Goliath beetles’ natural habitats is eroding the delicate balance of the ecosystem that they are critical to maintaining. In the heart of Africa’s rich and diverse landscapes, a ...