A 16cm-long stick insect found in Northern Queensland's Mabi Rainforest in one of two new species revealed in a recent study.

More than half of all known animal species on Earth are insects — critters with a hard external skeleton, three pairs of jointed legs, antennae and a body divided into three segments (the head, thorax ...

Explore the fascinating world of the 10 weirdest insects and discover their unusual adaptations and strange behaviours ...

This summer, prepare for the return of Brood X. No, that’s not the title of a B-grade horror flick, but it does involve an army of insects rising from the earth Night of the Living Dead–style.

Ancient Earth once buzzed with enormous dragonfly-like insects, and scientists long thought high oxygen levels made their size possible. A new study overturns that idea, revealing insect flight ...

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around the equator. Yet we still know surprisingly little about how these species ...

Ladybugs are familiar and beloved fixtures of our gardens, but there’s more to them than cuteness. Take a second look at these backyard insects. Ladybugs aren’t bugs—they’re beetles. True bugs belong ...

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