Source: Steve Nicholls/with permission. Insects are amazing animals. They're all over the place and simply put, their well-being is crucial for the fate of our planet and all other animals, including ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

More than half of all known animal species on Earth are insects — critters with a hard external skeleton, three pairs of jointed legs, antennae and a body divided into three segments (the head, thorax ...

Insects are naturally eaten by many animals such as carnivorous fish, poultry and pigs. Insects are 50% to 82% protein and can be added to animal feed – with up to 40% insect content for fish feed and ...

Understanding the evolution of insect mating behavior is essential for explaining how early insects adapted to life on land.

Stick insects look just like the naturally-occurring sticks and twigs that surround them in a forest. This is an aesthetic feature that helps them evade predation more effectively than other insects.

Cargill and French-based InnovaFeed extended their strategic partnership to bring sustainable, novel feed options to additional segments of the animal nutrition industry. Initially, their ...

You might feel a spark when you talk to your crush, but living things don’t require romance to make electricity. A study published October 24 in iScience suggests that the electricity naturally ...