From the ultra-high frequency hearing of the Greater Wax Moth to the polarized light-detecting eyes of mantis shrimp, ...

Why do bees in the Amazon risk their own lives to protect the treehopper? And how do the treehoppers ask the bees for help?

Treehopper just gave us a brand new launch point—and it didn’t disappoint. From cliff to cruise, we tested the line and felt the freedom of untouched airspace.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A graduate student has named a newly discovered insect after Lady Gaga. Brendan Morris, who studies entomology at the University of Illinois, named the treehopper bug Kaikaia gaga, ...

The number of insect species is mind-boggling – and they are a critical part of the environment.

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Through them comes a loud, purring sound that goes "bdddddrrrr" over and over, like a clucking hen. It's the love song of the treehopper -- an insect smaller than the size of your fingernail.

It's the love song of the treehopper -- an insect smaller than the size of your fingernail. For more than 30 years, Cocroft has been eavesdropping on these tiny insects, who "talk" to each other using ...

A thorn-like treehopper species called Umbonia crassicornis. “We’re used to having large species make low pitched sounds and small species making high pitched sounds,” said Cocroft. “But ...

A group of treehoppers sit on a plant stem in University of Missouri Professor Rex Cocroft's lab. Humans can't hear the vibrations these insects use to communicate with, but Cocroft has been able ...

A group of treehoppers sit on a plant stem in University of Missouri Professor Rex Cocroft's lab. Humans can't hear the vibrations these insects use to communicate with, but Cocroft has been able to ...