The oldest winged fossil dates back 330 million years ago, suggesting that insects were among the first animals to leave the oceans for land during the Devonian period some 400 million years ago.

A “smiling” damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society’s 2024 Photography Competition ...

videoMinibeasts Learn about lots of different animals without a backbone. Some minibeasts use camouflage, and some have different defences to avoid being eaten. Characteristics of insects.

Why don’t you take a look at what kind of animals and insects visit your garden or local park. Watch how they move, do they walk along the ground or burrow underground - instead do they fly ...

Cicadas are also known for their buzzing and clicking noises, which can be amplified by multitudes of insects into an overpowering hum. Males produce this species-specific noise with vibrating ...

Despite spending nearly 90 per cent of our lives under a roof, we know next to nothing about all the life that lives with us — insects: the most successful creatures on earth. In The Great Wild ...