Farmers in Louisiana are going toe-to-toe with some nasty enemies: apple snails that clog crawfish traps while laying ...

Giant stick insects are some of the most expensive insects to purchase, as they're incredibly fascinating and fragile.

People think of New Zealand as two large islands separated by a thin channel of water. However, this country also includes ...

NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia (CNN) - A researcher in Australia has identified a new supersized stick insect. The species was discovered in high altitudes in North Queensland. The insect measures about ...

When dinosaurs thundered across the land, a giant, cicada-like bug called Palaeontinidae flew in the sky and fed on tree sap. But something disturbed its peaceful existence — and triggered the ...

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What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

The curious minds at What If explore a world where giant bugs roamed the Earth freely, revealing how ecosystems, humans, and cities would adapt to colossal insects.

BUZZY BEAUTIES? Flowers are famous for attracting little winged things, but a less common sight is when sizable buzzers buzz by a blooming hillside. Like really sizable, the sorts of bugs not seen in ...

Insects are often an overlooked part of nature, but now a Czech artist is creating giant sculptures of these tiny creatures ...