Latest about Insects
Watch bizarre video of termites trapped in 'death spiral'
Footage shows termites trapped inside a fungus in a death spiral, where they march until they die from exhaustion.
Hummingbird hawk-moth: The bird-like insect with a giant sucking mouthpart
Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers.
How do insects know which flowers have pollen?
Flowers use a variety of strategies to inform pollinating insects about their pollen reserves, including color, smell and even electrical changes.
A trillion cicadas will descend on the US this spring in rare event that could leave unforgettable stench
Periodical cicadas belonging to two separate broods, Brood XIII and Brood XIX, will emerge together in a dual emergence event that will see a trillion cicadas buzzing across 16 U.S. states.
Why are insects attracted to artificial lights?
Artificial lights can be deadly to the insects that fly around them, so why do these critters do it?
Watch 5,000 fire ants create raft with their bodies to save colony and queen from death by swimming pool
Video footage from a new series captures thousands of ants building a living-raft to save the colony from drowning in a swimming pool.
A bizarre 'snake worm' has baffled scientists for over a decade, now they know what it is
A newfound species of fungus gnat is behind Alaska's "snake worm" mystery, in which thousands of fly larvae moved together in the shape of a snake.
American burying beetle: The meat-eating insect that buries bodies for its babies to feast on
American burying beetle parents work together to find and bury a dead animal that its brood can consume after hatching.
