Shutterstock It turns out that while all bugs are insects, all insects aren’t bugs. So if you’re an insect, I guess maybe you ...

What’s the difference between an insect and a bug? Who buzzes in the grass? And what does a ladybug have to do with a lady?

Yes, mosquitoes are considered animals. They belong to the class insecta, within the phylum Arthropoda. Mosquitoes are known ...

A pet spider might not be right for everyone, but for those special people who love these unconventional arachnids, there’s nothing in the world that’s cooler than these creepy-crawly critters.

That’s why both lobsters and insects belong to the Arthropoda phylum. Their specific subphylum is Crustacea, which also includes crabs and shrimp. Forever Young ...

Horsehair worms can grow up to a foot long and manipulate host insects — and sometimes show up in toilets — but are harmless to humans and pets.

Comparing our data to those found in other groups of Arthropoda, with regard to the region of the digestive tube where the microspines appear, similarities with data from Insecta were observed; as in ...

The soil under our feet is teeming with mysterious life forms – possibly more than any other habitat on Earth. Scientists have now identified a whole new phylum of bacteria, which is abundant and ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these ...

Insects are a class in the phylum Arthropoda, which also includes arachnids like spiders, myriapods like centipedes, and crustaceans like crawfish.

The number of insect species is mind-boggling – and they are a critical part of the environment.

IN NATURE (vol. xvii. p. 284) is a notice of a work by Dr. Palmen, of Helsingfors, on the morphology of the tracheal system. From the wording of the notice it appears as if the views of Dr. Palmen ...