Possibly one of the most terrifying flying insects that you’re ever likely to encounter is the Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia). Asian giant hornets have a wingspan of around three inches and a ...

This is not good news for entomophobia sufferers. A former park ranger traveling in New Zealand has stumbled across the world's largest insect, a Weta Bug, with a wing span of seven inches and the ...

With 11,000 species of insects known in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, how do you write a guide to them? Jim and Leslie ...

The natural world is home to countless fascinating insects, but few are as striking as the Cecropia moth. With its plush, ...

Along the southern edge of the United States sits the state of Alabama. While it may be home to over five million people, much of the state is covered by forests (67% of the state’s total area, to be ...

Many wild and interesting bugs call Texas home. From our state insect (the monarch butterfly!) to Texas red-headed centipedes (which are just as scary as they sound), Texas is a haven for bug lovers.

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French start-up says it has the answer: indoor insect farming.

U.S. grain trader and processor Archer Daniels Midland Co and French biotech company InnovaFeed announced plans on Thursday to build the world's largest insect protein plant in Decatur, Illinois.

From a garage full of caterpillars, Carl A. Olson spent the last 38 years curating the state’s largest insect collection Ascending to the fourth floor of the Forbes Building at the UA, you are ...