Moths are anything but ordinary. Around the world, these insects have evolved colors, shapes, and behaviors that make them look unreal.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn ...

Playing dead is a common defense mechanism in the animal kingdom, but scientists in Australia have discovered an example on a whole new scale. Entire colonies of ants were found to be feigning death, ...

This is the time of migration triggered by later sunrises and earlier sunsets, mostly seen with birds now, especially hawks, kestrels and bald eagles at Hawk Ridge. Other raptors — geese, blackbirds, ...

Insect feeding behaviour is a complex interplay of anatomical specialisation and physiological processes that enable insects to exploit plant tissues for nutrients. A key tool in deciphering these ...

Insects have evolved remarkably efficient strategies for navigation and foraging, employing a combination of innate behaviours and learned experiences to traverse complex environments. Their ...

(CNN) — At night, it’s not unusual to find a hoard of moths and other insects circling around a porch light or street lamp — but their reasons for being there are likely quite different from what most ...

This spring, some cicadas will be turned into sex-crazed zombies, thanks to a strange fungus called Massospora cicadina. Billions of cicadas emerged after more than a decade underground, ready to ...

Google “are cicadas weird insects” and an Associated Press explainer is the first thing you will find. Dig into Seth Borenstein’s piece deep enough and he promises they aren’t really all that weird.

This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects won't ...