Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl ...

When pill bugs roll into a tiny ball, the act looks far simpler than it actually is. Known as conglobation, a pill bugs’ ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

They are exceptional but fragile. Yet the orchid mantis is one of the most expensive exotic pet insects, and people happily ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

New research shows invasive species are reducing insect populations worldwide and weakening ecosystems people rely on.

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

The Lady Bug Farm is a sanctuary for abandoned, abused and injured farm animals. Two years ago, Kris Hedstrom turned her backyard into a nonprofit, and it's been growing ever since. Some of the farm ...