Ants and fleas are some of nature's most adaptive and annoying wonders. They are hardy and opportunistic, waiting out lean times and multiplying rapidly when feasts are available. What you probably ...

Trekking to the great outdoors calls for bug repellant, plenty of water, and good company. But that first essential—bug spray—might not be the only thing you need to keep pests at bay. Now, a new pest ...

If you look at the eyes of a person in a portrait by a master painter, they seem to follow you as you move around the room. Some insects give us the same feeling of being watched when you look at them ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) - Most of us will do anything to keep insects away during these hot summer months, including hanging Ziploc bags full of water, and sometimes pennies, on your patio. Some ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. I consider the lack of biting insects and other invertebrates to be a wondrous gift of the winter season. I can wander unmolested through wood and ...

As summer wanes and we head into the fall, it’s likely that we’ll want to spend as much time outside as possible before the cold arrives. We’ll sit around the fire pit, sipping wine, and it will be ...

Some insects avoid this supercooling gamble altogether, having evolved an ability to freeze without being killed. As with supercooling, insects manufacture cryoprotectants that, in this case, are ...

The existing boundaries of national parks and other habitat preserves aren’t enough to protect more than three-quarters of the world’s well-studied insects. The finding, reported February 1 in One ...