Have you ever seen a massive bug that looks like a twig or tree branch? Probably not, because these rare insects are masters of camouflage. Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects ...

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

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working ...

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia police say current or former employees at an insectarium stole over $40,000 worth of rare insects and reptiles. Authorities say the suspects stole about 90 percent of the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WABC) -- The hunt is on to catch the thieves who stole thousands of rare insects and reptiles from a Pennsylvania science center. More than $40,000 worth of the critters were stolen from ...

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this moment would mark the only sighting of a species that would soon be considered ...

It looks like a scene from a fairytale. Over the past few decades, firefly population have been declining due to factors like light pollution, pesticides, and habitat loss. Now there's a ray of hope: ...

Nibley • Under the glow of Tuesday’s Strawberry Moon, Hannah Wilkinson stood on a boardwalk winding through wetland plants, camera in hand, searching for glowing insects. She wasn’t alone. Dozens of ...

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more active when the weather is warmer, and populations can boom thanks to the ...