Hercules beetles are among the largest flying insects in the world, with males of some subspecies measuring up to 6.8 inches (17.2 centimeters) long. They are also extraordinarily strong and can ...

Some insects have detachable penises, others produce sperm that is 20 times the size of their own body. Others have evolved with special equipment to help them tear rivals off potential mates.

Some insects have detachable penises, others produce sperm that is 20 times the size of their own body. Others have evolved with special equipment to help them tear rivals off potential mates.

On rare occasions, a rabbit with what looks like horns is spotted in the Midwest. The horns are actually growths, and they don't have any immediate effect on rabbits. Some people believe these ...

But most insects around a light are not in this category, and cool lights attract them quite well. Another thought was that insects were just directly attracted to light, a response called phototaxis.

Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers. But the “flowers” are modified leaves that form a cup containing digestive enzymes and entrap insects.

Artificial light messes with insects' ability to tell up from down. Those insects you see flying in crazed circles are trying to keep their backs towards the light because they think that ...

It could be that the insects that thrive in cities are generalists, for instance, or that many of the insects are exotic, too. The study didn’t classify insects as native or not.

Leipzig/Jena/Bad Lauchstädt. Global warming is affecting terrestrial insects in multiple ways. In response to increasingly frequent heat extremes, they have to either reduce their activity or ...