Let's talk about praying mantids in your garden. The first thing many of you are thinking as you're reading this is something like the following. "'Praying mantids?' I always called them 'praying ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth's ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

Get up close and personal with some of the world’s most interesting insects and the micro worlds they call home in Nat Geo’s latest series, “A Real Bug’s Life Season 2.” How National Geographic filmed ...

Physiologically, ants are simple organisms, but their behavior is surprisingly complex. These tiny insects are driven by work and the wellbeing of the colony as a whole. A Clark University researcher ...

In a strip of greenery between Berlin's Natural History Museum and a busy street, bumble bees move swiftly between flowers while a ladybug makes its way along a leaf full of aphids and bugs crawl ...

A bush cricket nymph grooming its feet. Source: Ross Piper, with permission. Although I've spent many years studying various aspects of social behavior and the cognitive and emotional lives of mammals ...