A tradie was looking down from a roof at a new construction site when he noticed something odd moving in the murky stormwater drain below. After downing his tools during smoko, Aaron Hickson ventured ...

The name “brown recluse” conjures up nightmarish visuals for a majority of the population, and not only for those who have arachnophobia. This unique spider is found in 16 states, most of which are in ...

A systematic review published in Nature Communications looks at the impact of pesticide use on biodiversity.

Since then, The Bug Parc has delighted local visitors, earning a five-star rating on Tripadvisor and winning the Start Up Business award, sponsored by LOCALiQ, at the EDP Business Awards 2024. “We ...

The Bug Parc is the largest all-invertebrate zoo in the UK. Located in Lenwade, near Reepham, the family-friendly attraction ...

Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a new study suggests that, under certain conditions, the native bees can bounce back ...

A newly discovered species of fungus takes control of cave-dwelling spiders in Ireland and Northern Ireland, similar to the ...

The study by researchers at Pune's MIT World Peace University specifies shifts in dragonfly populations caused by changing ...

While most animals reproduce sexually, some species rely solely on females for parthenogenetic reproduction. Even in these ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant spider, are experts at ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

Some spiders hunt and kill snakes up to 30 times their size. A study revealed 319 cases of such incidents involving over 40 ...