Next time you’re thinking about buying a car, picture this. In 1963, a wasp nest was discovered on a farm in Waimauku, New ...

An Ashland reader recently noticed some curious little, almost lantern-like attachment appearing on her spruce. At first glance, these little cocoons looked like little lanterns in her evergreen.

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

Bees and wasps provide many ecological services, including pollinating and feeding on garden pests such as caterpillars. But now that chilly days have arrived in most of the Southeast, you may wonder ...

The caterpillar of the mottled cup moth has had its genome sequenced. Source: University of Queensland A backyard creature that’s famous for having spikes laced with over 150 painful venoms could have ...

The Tussock moth caterpillar can be found in a variety of colors, including white, yellow, orange, and brown. The photography accompanying this article features this yellow Tussock moth caterpillar on ...

A few moths that mimic bees or wasps. Top (clockwise from left) are (1) an Arctiinae that mimics spider wasps, genus Macrocneme; (2) a clearwing moth, species Paranthrene robiniae, family Sesiidae; (3 ...

An English nature reserve has become the first in the country to hit a landmark number of species. According to The Good News Network, The National Trust's Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire has surpassed ...

The Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve is located in Cambridgeshire, England. It is one of Europe’s most important wetlands. It is owned by the National Trust and was first opened in 1899. Over the ...

River at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England By Naturenet CC BY-SA 3.0 A nature reserve has become the first in UK to record 10,000 species, with the discovery of a unique moth ...