Have you ever heard of the iconic leaf insect? Worth hundreds—even thousands—of dollars, these fascinating bugs can ...

People think of New Zealand as two large islands separated by a thin channel of water. However, this country also includes ...

The Dawes Arboretum in Licking County has been transformed into a fantastical forest of giants as it hosts David Rogers' acclaimed "Big Bugs" exhibition. Ten massive, meticulously crafted insect ...

I like big bugs. I cannot lie. But which insect is the biggest? I asked my friend Rich Zack. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me the answer depends on how you define ...

Fossils suggest that prehistoric insects once reached sizes that feel almost unreal by modern standards. Scientists believe ...

Millions of years ago, oversized insects such as griffinflies boasting wingspans comparable to today's hawks scuttled across (and fluttered above) the planet. But why these jumbo jets of the insect ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...