Don’t play with poo — unless you’re a dung beetle. Then, by all means! This insect plays with animal excrement (*shudder*), and while it may be gross, it’s actually a crucial part of our ecosystem.

Humans rarely see larval stages of blister beetles because most of them invade specific types of bees’ nests. This means that the adult stage is the only problematic pest stage for the blister ...

Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets ... a dragonfly has 30,000. These types of eyes, though not great for clarity, are excellent at detecting movement.

One of the world’s best insect undertakers is making a comeback. Populations of the American burying beetle, North America’s largest carrion beetle, have been decimated due mainly to habitat ...