Around half a billion years ago, in what is now the Yunnan Province of China, a tiny larva was trapped in mud. Hundreds of millions of years later, after the mud had long since become the black shales ...

The first study to evaluate the biodiversity of arthropods in U.S. homes finds that humans share their houses with any of more than 500 different kinds of arthropods - at least on a short-term basis.

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. There are more than 5,000 species in the jumping spider family ...

Given the choice, many of us would opt for warmer climes during the bleak midwinter. However, most of us cannot afford to move abroad for a few months, so instead we pile on extra layers of clothing ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — University of Idaho researchers studying farm fields in the Palouse region have unearthed strong evidence that increasing diversity in agricultural systems benefits soil arthropod ...

Forget honking Vs of geese or gathering herds of wildebeests. The biggest yearly mass movements of land animals may be the largely overlooked flights of aphids, moths, beetles, flies, spiders and ...

CBP officers seized 163 exotic animals, including snakes, lizards, and spiders, from a vehicle trying to cross into Mexico at ...

The morphology and behavior of many nocturnal arthropods render it difficult to create identifying marks on individuals that are visible and recognizable under natural conditions. Effective monitoring ...

An analysis of leaf litter breakdown in climatically diverse habitats shows that decomposition by larger invertebrates dominates in hot, dry regions and warmer seasons. Researchers have shown that ...

Given the choice, many of us would opt for warmer climes during the bleak midwinter. However, most of us cannot afford to move abroad for a few months, so instead we pile on extra layers of clothing ...