Insects are vital to ecosystem services, providing food, water purification, and cultural benefits essential for human ...

What do water bugs look like? The giant water bug looks like a hybrid cockroach and praying mantis. It has a brown, flat body with clear, lacy wings that harden at the base. The insect’s most ...

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

French entomologist Antoine Magnan wrote that bumblebees "should not be able to fly," as their small wings should ...

Scientists with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a new breed of tiny flying robots that weigh less than a gram ...

One day, late in January, a friend and I watched two Steller sea lions swimming near Pt. Louisa. One of them held a front flipper high above the water for several minutes. We often see this behavior, ...

Fall, to many, is a beautiful time of year as the number of mosquitos and gnats decrease, however homeowners find unwanted bugs in or around their home. The boxelder bugs begin to gather outside ...

(Photo Credit: Chaiyon021/Dreamstime) Termites are underground insects ... water nearby, termites may invade your home. How to find out if you have termites Mud tubes, termite droppings, and wings ...