A rare rainforest insect, Arota festae, starts life bright pink before slowly turning green, revealing a surprising ...

The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...

A new study collected tens of thousands of insects from the rainforest canopy in the Brazilian Amazon and found that 60% of the specimens occur at a height of 8 meters (26 feet) and higher. Most of ...

There are many unique and amazing insects in the wild, like the extremely interesting mint-leg centipede. This two-toned centipede gets its name from its bright mint-colored legs. An Instagram post by ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the white-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata), also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. No matter what ...

Every decade or two, there’s a big cicada party going on in your backyard! These amazing insects, which are native to North America, only appear every 13 or 17 years. They’re called “periodical ...

Billions of cicadas are expected to start swarming in more than a dozen states in the coming weeks, and while the strange occurrence may be a nuisance for many, scientists say the activities of the ...

During winter, we take measures to protect ourselves from the cold — like wearing extra clothes or staying inside more. Some insects take similar precautions to survive.