Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

Goliath stick insects (Eurycnema goliath) are among the largest and heaviest insects in Australia, with females reaching 7 inches long and up to 2 ounces in weight. Their signature defensive behavior ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to ...

Parasitoid insects, unlike parasites, kill their hosts by consuming them during their larval stage. Most parasitoids are small wasps and flies, and they infect a wide range of insects and arachnids.

Bugs? I’ve never been a fan. Just ask my husband about when a misguided fly gets in my kitchen – not good news for the fly! With other creatures, I take a more peaceful tact – I scoop them up and pop ...

In an article in the journal BioScience, an international team of researchers led by Dr. Cleo Bertelsmeier from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, argue that the global spread of nonnative ...

On a remote volcanic outcrop in the Sou Pacifi, a giant, carnivorous centipede is quietly rewriting what we think we know about food chains. Instead of scavenging scraps, this invertebrate hunts live ...

Dragonflies are a common sight in late summer and early fall in Kansas, whether it be one or two of the creatures, or a whole swarm, as reported last week in and around Wichita. The dragonfly is an ...

Giant Malaysian leaf insects stay very still on their host plants to avoid predators. Giant Malaysian leaf insects stay still – very still – on their host plants to avoid hungry predators. But as they ...

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.