A flash of yellow and black in the garden is often enough to make people step back. Yet most of us are not entirely sure ...

The terms "bug" and "insect" are commonly used interchangeably in everyday language, yet scientifically, they refer to distinct categories of creatures. Insects belong to the vast class Insecta, ...

Those pesky Japanese beetles we typically see in mid-summer have a special ability to avoid freezing by creating their own anti-freeze chemicals. Ken Johnson Ken Johnson Those pesky Japanese beetles ...

How many legs do insects have? Insects have six legs. These legs are attached to the central part of an insect's body, the thorax, and they are controlled by muscles in the thorax. Insects have hearts ...

Insects sustain key ecosystem functions, but how their activity varies across the day–night cycle and the underlying drivers are poorly understood. Although entomologists generally expect that more ...