The main factor that determines a butterfly is its clubbed antennae. Unlike those of moths, butterfly antennae consist of a ...

Thomas Say was perhaps the greatest entomological tour de force America has known. Born in Philadelphia in 1787, Say ...

Cockroaches - The Ultimate Escape Artists When cockroaches flee their predators, they choose, seemingly at random, amongst ...

Meet some of the most bizarre animals you've ever seen. You'd think they came from another planet, but they're just really ...

A tiny worm that leaps high into the air—up to 25 times its body length—to attach to flying insects uses static electricity ...

It's a quiet autumn evening. You're enjoying some TV, when an unscripted movement catches your eye. A large house spider ...

The lizard being shown here is a bearded dragon, which is native to the original poster's home of Australia. Bearded dragons ...

As the leaves fall this autumn, you can do your bit for wildlife without forgoing your love of a pristine, tidy garden.

For the first time, scientists documented direct evidence of a bat preying on a bird at high altitude. During spring and fall migrations, billions of birds take to the night skies. The high-altitude ...

Instantly recognizable by their spiral shells, these ancient predators were relatives of modern squid and octopuses. Because ...

Karen Madorin is a retired teacher, writer, photographer, outdoors lover, and sixth-generation Kansan.

Coyotes, bats, moths, raccoons, deer, and more: an exploration of the city’s dusk-till-dawn wildlife and the humans who study ...