A “smiling” damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society’s 2024 Photography Competition ...

Once an insect or even small lizard blunders into this line, they are trapped and the web springs, suddenly pulling the prey closer to the spider.

Pollination is not just the work of honeybees. Meet some of the buzzing, bold and beautiful insects that make the most of long summer days to stir the pollen pot. Flowers abound in spring and summer.

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...

Sadly these magical experiences are becoming less and less common. We’re losing their natural wonders as insects are increasingly disappearing throughout the world. Iconic monarch butterflies have ...

Their incredible alien anatomy. To reveal this extraordinary hidden world, entomologists Dr James Logan and Brendan Dunphy carry out a complete insect dissection. Cutting edge imaging technology ...

Damselflies can’t smile – but their wide-open mandibles make them appear to be grinning broadly or even sticking out their tongue, says Benjamin Salb, who photographed one of the insects ...