The great Cold War potato beetle battle

Tahiti is crawling with new beetle species

Florida may use drones to fight mosquitoes

Honeybee webcam takes you inside a hive

Why too many beehives are bad for city bees

Could hairy wood ants change the way we communicate?


Millipede probe after train crash

Beetles eat greedy offspring Edinburgh University research finds

Invasive ants: 'Stowaway' insects spreading around world

Chinese cockroach farmers are making a bundle selling pulverized bugs for $89 per lb.

Rare tiny snail found at second site on Black Isle

European rhinoceros beetle found in Worcestershire garden

The great Cold War potato beetle battle


Drunk wasps may attack us, warns Red Cross

Stick insect leads antibiotic hunt, Norwich researchers say

Parasite Ants Drafted as Mercenaries

Is Britain really being threatened by 'plagues of wasps'?

Photo of the Day: Migrating monarch butterflies

Stunning Macro Photos of Bees Courtesy of the US Geological Survey

A web of intrigue in Ballymoney

Who, what, why: Where are all the wasps?

Why honeybees are 'righties'

Forensic Fly Moves North

Crickets Act Differently When Others Are Watching

Moths rub genitals to ward off bats

Spiders suck in prey using electrostatic attraction

A web of intrigue in Ballymoney

Box ticking: Dubious benefits of midges and ticks explored

If they came out by day, these moths would be famous beauties

Urgent review launched into bee population decline

An Army Of Ants Is Laying Siege To The World's Chocolate Supply

Who, what, why: How do you track a honey bee?

Tiny Wandering Spider Discovered in Laos

Getting a Head: How Worms Regenerate Lost Tissue

Where have all the ladybirds disappeared to this summer?

Scientists discover another cause of bee deaths, and it's really bad news

Moths engulf Madrid

If bees go extinct, this is what your supermarket will look like

Male Spiders Self-Sacrifice, Lose Genitals

Monster Mosquitoes Emerge in Central Florida

25,000 bees found dead in Oregon; pesticide suspected

Why do army ants commit suicide?

Rare moth spotted after butterfly hunters miss Mull ferry

Burying beetles: Older males 'make better dads'

How to beat the midges this summer


Insect exterminator faces a million angry, venom-filled wasps

New to nature No 107: Typhochlaena costae

Public urged to use smartphone app to aid bee scientists

Moths engulf Madrid

25,000 Bumble bees found dead in a Target parking lot

Why 'crazy ants' swarm inside electronics

Asian tiger mosquitoes: Get ready for the invasion

Student finds poisonous scorpion in her bed

Incredible bug photos: Portraits of insects up close

Top 10 Very Deadliest Spiders

Cicada Recipes: Bugs Are Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Food

U.N. Urges Eating Insects; 8 Popular Bugs to Try

Cockroaches evolved to avoid sugary baits

Weird pirate ant comes with an 'eye patch'

Butterflies: Masters of disguise

Honey bees could help to clear dangerous land mines in Croatia

Ant studies to aid design of search and rescue robots

UK's rare spring butterflies make a late show

Malaria parasite lures mosquito to human odour

I've often seen bees infested with mites, but rarely one so heavily laden

The moth that made mobile phone companies sit up and listen

Top 10 Very Deadliest Spiders

Ants Ring Woman's Doorbell Repeatedly

How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms?

Giant pink slug discovered in Australian mountains

10 Surprising Uses of Insects in Medicine

Monster Mosquitoes Emerge in Central Florida

Hive of honeybees does 'the wave'... with their butts (Video)

Short-haired bumblebees to be released on nature reserve

Pangbourne sprays to kill oak processionary caterpillar 'dangerous'

The Last Butterfly: Saving an America Beauty From Extinction

Face-Sized Spiders Discovered in Sri Lanka

Attack of the Giant Snails!

Ants Lead the Way on Earthquake Prediction

Oh, Good: Face-Sized Spiders Discovered in Sri Lanka

What kind of spider is that?

Giant snails invade, coat Florida in slime

Kudzu-eating stinkbug may attack U.S. soybeans

Ants 'use math' to find quickest route


The caterpillar that looks just like property mogul Donald Trump

Footage reveals how insects use their bodies to hover

17-Year Cicadas Are Buzzing In! What to Expect

Tracking the causes of monarch butterfly decline

Royal Mail postmen delivering giant tarantulas and scorpions

Bee Convoy: Shipping Interstate Apiaries

The Innocent-Looking But Deadly Assassin Snail

The Plight of the Honeybee

Nondescript moth boasts ultrasonic ears


Toxic caterpillars to be targeted by helicopter

Roles often reversed in gruesome black widow ritual

Why do fireflies glow?

Cannibal fruit flies: Lab maggots hunt one another

Stink bugs: the scientific battle against an insect invasion

Billions of Cicadas to Emerge Along East Coast

Beekeepers tackle giant beehive

Oops. Dangerous Giant African Snail found in Texas turns out to be Rosy Wolf Snail

The Amazing Hummingbird Hawk Moth

The Amazing Hummingbird Hawk Moth

Caddisfly larvae build protective cases using materials found in their environment. Artist Hubert Duprat supplied them with gold leaf and precious stones. This is what they created

Alien Nations: Up Close and Impersonal with Insects and Spiders

Plants give bees a caffeine buzz

Swarming Locusts Descend on Egypt

Monster mosquitoes about to invade Florida

Cicadas' antibacterial trick may help humans

3 new giant cockroach species found

X-ray scans look at changes inside a chrysalis

In pictures: Arizona's jumping spiders

From Beyonce to Electra: What inspires insect names?


Brazilian league match delayed as swarm of bees take up residence on crossbar

The real monsters of Loch Ness: new species of bugs discovered

Ants rise with temperature

Pictures: 101 New Species of Beetles

Cicadas Coming to U.S. East Coast This Spring

Trilobites Found With Mysterious Markings

Monarch Butterflies Hit New Low; "Worrisome" Trend

U.S. Bedbugs Evolve Multiple Ways of Thwarting Insecticides

Neonicotinoid pesticides 'damage brains of bees'

Cold-tolerant wasp spiders spread to northern Europe

2012 worst year ever for butterflies

Nature Blows My Mind! The glowing millipedes of Alcatraz Island

Here’s A Horrific Scientific Survey Of 50 Bats Being Captured By Spiders

This Spider Totally Sounds Like A Motorcycle

Dung beetles navigate using the Milky Way

The Tortoise Beetle - Amazing Metallic Arthropods

Newly Discovered Spider Builds Lifelike Decoy

2 newfound wasps parasitize spiders

Cockroaches' weird grooming behavior explained

UK moth numbers suffer crash, 40-year study shows

In Pictures: Ups and downs for UK moths

This Spider Totally Sounds Like A Motorcycle

Wattle Cup caterpillar - Calcarifera ordinata

The jaw-dropping moment a Brazilian stepped outside and found it was raining SPIDERS

Meet the toughest animal on the planet: The water bear that can survive being frozen or boiled, float around in space and live for 200 years (shame it isn't much to look at) (via)

Are Honeybees Losing Their Way?

Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Ants

The moth man of West Virginia

Invasive Argentine ants battle for turf

The bug-hunters discovering new species in their spare time

Beautiful But Dangerous Caterpillars

Caterpillar Fungus Has Anti-Inflammatory Properties

How pygmy mole crickets jump on water

Spider Silk May Act as Pest Repellent

Honey bees' genetic code unlocked

The Birth of a Painted Lady Butterfly in Pictures

The World's First Space-Traveling Jumping Spider Has Died

Nature Blows My Mind! Beautiful But Dangerous Caterpillars

Amazing Pink Insects in Nature (via)

Pictures: Surveying Rain Forest Arthropods

Gold "Mining" Termites Found, May Lead Humans to Riches


Florida scientists prepare to release hundreds of thousands of genetically modified mosquitoes

What dolphins and crickets have in common

'Extinct' oil beetle discovered in Devon

The Fabulous Silk of Golden Orb-Weaver Spiders

Stop What You're Doing And Look At This Fabulous Spider

Dragonflies show human-like power of concentration

Army worms invade Zambian maize fields

Trapdoor Spider Named for Obama

Caterpillar has interesting defence mechanism

Baby wasps disinfect cockroaches before dining on them

Spider of the year 2012

Wasps v moths: Biocontrol uses nature against crop pests

Rare spider species found in Highgate Cemetery vaults

Macro Photos of Dew-Covered Ladybugs

Can a tick bite make you vegetarian?

Rare bumblebee spotted in south-east London

Urban grasshoppers change their tune for females

Britain’s largest spider on the move for first time in 20 years

Asian hornets to invade Paris on way to Britain

Breathtaking Macro Photos of Dew-Covered Ladybugs


World's leggiest millipede put under microscope

Arachnophobic pest controller faces Norfolk black widow

New species of cockroach looks like a baby Ewok, glows in the dark

Tiny katydid ears look remarkably human

Traffic makes grasshoppers sing louder

Avian pox: Great tit disease ‘spread to UK by insects’

Are Insects Bigger at the Equator?

The mystery of the vanishing beetles

Nature Blows My Mind! The Multi-Generation, 2,500 Mile Monarch Butterfly Migration