Late summer brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the sphinx moth, also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. No matter what you call it, this is a large ...

Late summer brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the sphinx moth, also called the hawk moth or hummingbird moth. No matter what you call it, this is a large ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - When black rats invaded Lord Howe Island after the 1918 wreck of the steamship Makambo, they wiped out numerous native species on the small Australian isle in the Tasman ...

Wherever small ponds of water are found across the North American deserts, so too are the desert dragonflies. Some 117 species of dragonflies have been identified across the American deserts, and if ...

Through stunning, high magnification photographs and clear explanatory text, insect expert Chinery (a British naturalist, lecturer and author of several Collins Guides to insects) introduces readers ...

TUCSON (KVOA) - With the record amount of rainfall we've seen, you might have noticed more insects out than usual. The Monsoon is an active time for insects, and that activity has kept the University ...

Many animals can be adequately described by their namesake. The name Trans-Pecos Ratsnake tells one where that species can be observed. The name Eastern Bluebird tells one the color of the bird. The ...

Smithsonian Gardeners created a beautiful overwintering habitat for bugs in the Ripley Garden. Inspiration from Flora Grubb Gardens Everyone needs a warm place to snuggle up for winter. That includes ...

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 ...

That’s a good question, because it’s complicated. A queen bee is a female bee that is the only bee in the hive to lay eggs. She is also the largest bee in the hive. If you think that wasps have queens ...

What could we want more for our children than to have stories that are told to them that are "love songs to evolution"? This little project has the aesthetic feel of Machinarium, a deep commitment to ...