It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But there are beautiful insects out there that are not butterflies. As with ...

Welcome to National Moth Week! (July 23-31) As an insect enthusiast, I encourage everyone to take a closer look at the vast diversity of moths that fill our world. Butterflies and moths belong to the ...

Witness the delicate and dazzling world of butterflies with this captivating close-up video. Get an intimate look at the intricate, symmetrical patterns on their wings, which are actually made of ...

All of us were taught in our elementary school science class about monarch butterflies and their caterpillar stage that only eats milkweed leaves. Other insects also eat milkweeds, but they are hardly ...

Just as spring is ushered in with bird song and the trill of spring peepers, late summer is defined by the insect symphony. All the parks host insects, of course, but these days my favorite to visit - ...

Driving along a nondescript section of Highway 115 a few miles south of Colorado Springs, it’s hard not to swerve at the sight of a gigantic Hercules beetle, its horns as tall as a house, standing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From blush-pink mantises to golden beetles, hummingbird-like moths to painterly stink bugs, the world is full of insects that ...