For the past few summers, we have had these large insects that dig holes along our sidewalk. They are about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long with stripes across their body. They remind us of tiger stripes. The ...

Meet a katydid that sounds like a bird and is as big as one too! It's even able to modulate its call to avoid attracting bats ...

Researchers found a new Acrophylla alta species of stick bug in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

“I found some large holes in between the bricks in my driveway, along with some little piles of sand by the holes. I was wondering what insect might be making them, as I do not see any ants in the ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

A new study shows that a large swarm of insects can generate enough electrical charge in the air, according to Interesting Engineering. A swarm of mayflies (Ephoron virgo - Ephemeroptera of the ...

When most people see a leafhopper in their backyard garden, they notice little more than a tiny green or striped insect flicking from leaf to leaf. But these insects are actually master engineers, ...