It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But ...

It's a rare sighting: A small oblong insect coloured a bright Barbie pink. It's a pink katydid, a grasshopper-like insect ...

After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter ...

The critter’s bright pink coloring has scientists stumped. Monique Loup’s father found a pink katydid hopping in his garden Aug. 19. He didn’t want to be part of the story, but sent the ...

Cartoon of the convergent evolution of the hearing mechanism in humans and katydids. It has long been known that in humans, airborne sound stimulates the tympanum (eardrum), which drives an energy ...

"The meadow katydid, belonging to the Orthoptera order, was the only insect seen at all three sites," Torres-Cruz said. "They were often observed feeding on the pollen and floral tissues of the ...

Edible insects are often portrayed as something of a sustainable superfood - an environmentally friendly alternative to livestock. But who is already eating them and do they actually taste any good?

The 16-ounce jar of peanut butter in your pantry can contain up to 136 insect parts before it is deemed contaminated, according to the FDA’s Food Defect Action Levels guide. This may sound ...

Insect brains have many similarities to human brains, including a brainstem-like structure, two hemispheres, and a spinal cord equivalent ...

As the vertebrate monsters have waxed and waned, the insects have gone on mating and hatching and, as they do, populating every swamp, tree, and patch of soil. We talk about the age of dinosaurs ...

The Putnam County Museum will host a program about the life of Hoosier naturalist Willis Blatchley at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26. Blatchley grew up in Putnam County and is considered Indiana's premier ...

Insects aren't just an unusual accompaniment to wine. Eating them could help sustain Earth's booming population, as Museum scientist Dr Duncan Sivell reveals. Superhero movies may be popular right now ...