We've all noticed how much insects love to fly around lights. But why? Many answers have been proposed; some have suggested that insects have a direct attraction to the light itself; others have said ...

La Trobe University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I recently wrote about how important it is to be able to identify plants and animals. Knowing the names of species that live ...

All around us, insects are speaking to each other: jockeying for mates, searching for food, and trying to avoid becoming someone else’s next meal. Some of this communication is easy to spot—like the ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — "Every single insect plays a role, even if it's only purpose is to get eaten by something. Everything is important," said Haviland. David Haviland an entomologist at the ...

Eating insects is considered as disgusting or even primitive in Western societies but elsewhere, 2 billion people consume insects on a regularly basis. Now, according to a report released by the UN ...

Thiruvananthapuram: Naturalists interested in lesser known insects are as uncommon as their subjects of study. It is to get people interested in insects that Geetha Iyer wrote The Weavers: The Curious ...

Insects of all types play an important role in our ecosystem, as you’ll learn at the Bug Bonanza, a day for fun AND education, taking place at West Creek Reservation Watershed Stewardship Center ...

NATURE lovers have the chance to learn about insects at an event in Chatelherault Country Park on Sunday, June 22. Entitled Ladybirds, Lacewings and Lepidoptera, the National Insect Week event will ...