Brits will need to get acquainted with the idea of an annual event dedicated to insects, because Flying Ant Day 2025 is just ...

The specimens were discovered by researchers at Yunnan University in China, who used microscopes and 3D imaging to study the ...

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An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

There's an unlikely ally in the fight against the spotted lanternfly, and it's something you're likely very familiar with: ...

You can also scatter ground cinnamon or black pepper at entry zones – these smell like predators to ants and disrupt trails.

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The ...

Most UK ant varieties are perfectly harmless, including the common black garden ant and the yellow meadow ant, but there are some species that are prepared to bite or sting (or both). These include ...

Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers report that fossilized entomopathogenic fungi from mid-Cretaceous amber reveal some ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...