Individual holding a stunning pink and white orchid mantis in their hand. The smartphone video captured in the Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, located in China's south-western Yunnan Province,…
Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed a spectacular museum collection have discovered a previously unknown species of insect. The Brazilian National…
These are the bizarre, ornate insect coffins made by TikTok influencer Jimmy Tarraga. Jimmy regularly updates his 1.2 million followers with slick visuals of his tiny handcrafted wooden caskets for…
A Swiss zoo has predicted that almost 60 per cent of all insect species in the country are threatened with extinction. Experts from Zurich Zoo say that the declining insect…
A swarm of honeybees has the potential to create enough electrical energy to have an impact on local weather conditions, scientists in Great Britain have found. Researchers have discovered that…
Tennis ace Novak Djokovic has shown off this insect species that was discovered in western Serbia and has recently been named after him. 'Duvalius djokovici' is the Latin name of…
Japanese boffins have created part insect part machine cyborg cockroaches capable of tackling jobs ranging from monitoring hazardous areas to environmental protection. The project led by researchers at the RIKEN…
Scientists in Germany are optimistic about finding out more about ancient ecosystems after discovering pollen in a fossilised beetle that lived around 50 million years ago. The insect has been…
Scientists in Brazil have finally identified an insect as the key agent in the production of red propolis, a coveted extract praised for its anti-inflammatory effect. The new species of…
Specimens from an extremely rare insect species that was believed to have been extinct for 130 years have been found in a German forest. The insect, Bittacus hageni, a type…