The European Commission has officially approved a new food ingredient made from dried and ground mealworm larvae, a young form of beetles, for use in ...

Pangolins are solitary creatures, most are nocturnal and highly secretive; thus it is difficult for scientists to study ...

Wooden paddles on one wall, marked 55 and 71, reference the opening years of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and a double-page spread from The Daily Gnus proffers the headlines Scientists Cry Fowl!

Embrace the bug life with 5 quirky destinations where insects steal the spotlight, from roach-filled caves in Borneo to ...

Bearded dragons have a spine, but unlike humans, they don’t have any vertebral discs. These all-important discs provide ...

With over 10,000 rare and unique sweets, Jack’s Candy is a treasure trove of sugary goodness that will transport you back to the carefree days of your youth. Remember those lazy Saturday mornings ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor ...

While winged termites and weaver ants are the most common, adult bees and bee larvae, wasps, crickets, silkworm pupae and larvae, beetles, grasshoppers, locusts, snails and giant water bugs are ...

The mole cricket is an invasive pest that attacks turfgrass and other plants. This unique insect gets its name from its huge forelegs, which it uses to tunnel through the dirt like a mole.

The Commission implementing regulation requires both the scientific name of the insect (for instance, Acheta domesticus - house cricket), and its common name (house cricket)", the International ...

Crickets, also known by their scientific name of Acheta domesticus, are insects known for their ability to jump high and for their trilling, chirping sounds. Some people keep crickets as pets.