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 ...

Tiny insects called treehoppers sport some very odd helmets. Now, researchers have found the insects developed this headgear by reactivating and repurposing their wing-making machinery. "We think this ...

We are now in the autumn interlude. It is the time after the leaves have fallen from the trees and before the snow covers the ground. In such a scene, we can see much of the landscape not visible at ...

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 ...

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