In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...

Cryptochrome (CRY) biology in insects represents a rapidly evolving field at the nexus of chronobiology, neurobiology, and quantum biophysics. Historically ...

The discovery points to something scientists did not expect from creatures with such small brains.

“In spring and summer, it’s common to see everything from bees and butterflies to dragonflies, fireflies, and lady beetles,” ...

Most love stories don’t start with mutual wing consumption. But for one species of wood-eating cockroach found in Asia, ...

Learn more about a newly observed insect behavior in which smaller ants clean larger ants.

The sales funnel survives everything thrown at it: academic critique, platform revolution, the endless march of Silicon Valley shamans declaring the next big thing.

Parasitic wasps of the genus Trichogramma are among the smallest insects in the world—yet they play an important role in ...

Scientists say the pollinators' ability to find their way back home is vital to the survival of the entire colony.

Some bugs, such as aphids, capitalize on pollution-burdened plants with lowered defenses. These insects increase with ...

Pesticides, habitat loss and climate change have taken their toll on the beloved insects. But the experts working with them ...