Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary brought the fun recently to Penn Kidder Library, where the kids learned in an interactive way. It was a full house as the children excitedly chimed in with answers ...

Though it may look like a flower, the orchid mantis must first undergo a remarkable transformation to achieve this stunning appearance.

Mazama newts are found only in Crater Lake, but an invasive predator has been pushing this species to the brink of extinction.

An interdisciplinary team of specialists has revealed a large, hypercarnivorous crocodile that lived in southern Argentina ...

Improved weather conditions this summer have led to butterfly populations recovering after the crash in numbers in 2024 ...

Insects of several kinds — grasshoppers, locusts, moths, butterflies (including migrating monarchs), bees, hornets, wasps and the small meadowhawk dragonflies — are all active. Their predators, the ...

Moths are amazing creatures. As part of the food web, moths and their larvae are food sources for birds, owls, bats, frogs, ...

Over the last two decades, butterflies have mysteriously vanished by the millions across the globe, sparking concern among ...

Dancing through the air, pausing ever so briefly on brightly colored zinnias, four giant swallowtails and numerous ...

Nature doesn’t hand out invisibility cloaks, but some animals come awfully close. Instead of relying on speed or toxins to ...

Ecologists saw nocturnal spiders attracting prey with its web by using fireflies as bait, according to a new study.

“Ground-dwelling species include wolf and lynx spiders, and even — in parts of the West — tarantulas,” Mizejewski says.