Meet the roly-poly pill bug, a backyard “bug” that is actually a crustacean cousin of shrimp and crabs living on dry land.

Learn how surface tension enables water striders to skate, and how nature’s tiny engineering marvels inspire robotics.

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

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 ...

Insects are often seen as invaders due to high-profile species like the yellow-legged (Asian) hornet, the harlequin ladybird ...

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 ...

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