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Meet the Supervillain Worm That Gets By With a Little Help From Its Friends
This deadly nematode and its sidekicks reveal the power of bacterial symbiosis
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How Fire Ants Build Incredible Writhing Towers
Using X-rays, researchers find simple rules help the ants raise each other up, which could be useful in robotics
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Studying Ant “Noses” Could Lead to Better Bug Repellents
The new class of repellents, called “excito-repellents,” is similar to “getting on an elevator with someone who’s put on way too much perfume”
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Strong Plant Defenses Made These Hungry Caterpillars Eat Each Other
When left with the choice of nasty-tasting plants or each other, the choice is clear for the beet armyworm caterpillar
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Genetically Modified Moth May Soon Be Coming to New York Crops
The move is an attempt to limit crop damage by the diamondback moth
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Illuminating the Secret Language of Lightning Bugs
For these light-up lovers, each flash in the night could mean sex or death
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This Summer, Try Termite Chocolate Sprinkles on Your Ice Cream
Canada’s Insectarium invites visitors to dine on insects as part of a special menu
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How Humans Helped Ants Invade the World
Waves of globalization brought these warriors to new shores, where certain species spread like wildfire
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Come for the Bug Eating and Get a Lesson in Humanity from Andrew Zimmern
A Q&A with the Travel Channel’s ‘Bizarre Foods’ Chef
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The Early Birds Might Be Crowding Out the Bees
As humans expand, nesting space contracts—and competition heats up
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Climate Change, and Cod, Are Causing One Heck of a Lobster Boom in Maine
The complex relationships between humans, lobster, and cod are creating boom times—for now
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Got Food Waste? Get Some Maggots
In just a few hours, these tiny crawlers can eat more than their weight in food
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The Long, Winding Tale of Sperm Science
…and why it’s finally headed in the right direction
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This Terrifying Spider Hunts Fish Underwater
If the prospect of a spider that catches fish wasn’t scary enough, the fishing spider is disturbingly well-adapted to its task
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Why an Alabama Town Has a Monument Honoring the Most Destructive Pest in American History
The boll weevil decimated the South’s cotton industry, but the city of Enterprise found prosperity instead
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Why Seed Beetles Are Caught in a “Sexual Arms Race”
The strange spiky penis of the cowpea beetle seems to drive the evolution of both male and female beetles
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Sacrificing Fake Caterpillars in the Name of Science
Ersatz insects are helping ecologists figure out why bugs are more likely to become meals near the equator
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The Origami-Like Folds of Ladybug Wings Could Lead to Better Umbrellas
Scientists have finally figured out how ladybugs fold their wings
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T. Rex Ants Found Alive for the First Time
It is not nearly as formidable as its namesake
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Insect-Based Munchies Coming to Grocery Stores Across Switzerland
The country recently lifted restrictions on selling mealworms, locusts and crickets for consumption
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