With its ample vegetation and hot, humid temperatures, Alabama is the perfect nesting ground for a wide variety of creatures. Suffice it to say that there are also some pretty big insects lurking in ...

What kind of wasps are in the Lowcountry and how can you avoid stings? Here’s what to know about these pesky summer insects.

In this YouTube video, a cicada sits on a leaf and, over the course of two hours, sheds its old self via molting. Molting is ...

In Vermont, researchers have investigated the types of creepy, crawly bugs that their avian predators consume and may have ...

Your first line of defense against ground wasps should be natural remedies. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a natural, powdery ...

They’re as bright as fireflies, but far harder to find. Still, experts say it’s worth seeking a glimpse of these stunning ...

No, wasps are truly bothersome—at least to humans. However, nature has a purpose for these insects as well. Every animal ...

One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above ...

MSU researchers tracking firefly populations since 2017 see promising signs this summer, though numbers remain below peak ...

For the first time, thousands of live mosquitoes are being released in a Sacramento neighborhood to help prevent disease.

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When insects are killed or die off, everything in the food web is affected, from the birds, bats and lizards that feed on insects to the snakes, coyotes and cougars that feed on birds and lizards, and ...