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Flying ants and termites are often mistaken for each other during their flying stages. Even before they sprout wings, ants ...
Meet Sphenodraco scandentis, a tree-dwelling, lizard-like reptile that roamed around with the dinosaurs during the Late ...
Cirque du Soleil's 'OVO' is back in the city after almost a decade. As have the acrobats, clowns, tumblers, and Chinese pole ...
Adult June bugs are called chafers because they eat leaves and flowers of trees and shrubs — they have gained a reputation for ruining gardens and being a nuisance especially in groups, according to ...
The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and an invasive species in the U.S. They have metallic green bodies and brown wings. Similar to June bugs, they develop underground and eat plants, granting them ...
Watch: These surprisingly beautiful insects are sure to blow you away with their unmistakable beauty and odd lives.
This summer has been a good year for viewing lightning bugs or fireflies because of several weather conditions. Here's what ...
While birds dominate the skies alongside insects, they aren’t the only creatures capable of flight. Many other animals have ...
Insects are usually small and easy to miss. But some are much bigger than you’d expect. These flying insects don’t scare with their speed or strength– they stand out just because of how ...
We can turn bugs into flying, crawling RoboCops. Does that mean we should? Findings about animal consciousness should give us pause before we turn them into our robot servants ...
Bug out: Join us in celebrating Wisconsin’s insects Learn to appreciate insects, with guidance from local artist Jennifer Angus, entomologist P.J. Liesch, bumblebee expert Judy Cardin and more.