UC Riverside's entomology grad students will share their knowledge of insects from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Main Library at ...

There are around 1,200 known scorpion species on the planet, and they exist on every continent except Antarctica. There are ...

Scorpions are some of the most recognizable (and creepy looking) creatures on Earth. With their large pincers, armored bodies ...

As far as college cliques go, one crowd that hangs out on the University of Delaware’s South Campus is pretty typical. There is the popular one. There is the shy one. There is the model citizen who ...

An eastern lubber grasshopper, or Romalea guttata sits on a leaf at the Insect Zoo at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Photos by Jenny Marder. And now, an end-of-the-week pause to celebrate ...

The proteins that prevent viral, bacterial or fungal infections in insects are similar in structure to stinging proteins in scorpions. Removing a tiny loop on one defensive insect protein changed the ...

Editor’s note: “Critters” is a new monthly series featuring insects, spiders, snakes and other freaky/fun beasts unique to the Grand Valley. You know, the kinds of critters you aim to keep your ...

University of Maryland entomology professor Raymond St. Leger has discovered how to use scorpion genes to create a hypervirulent fungus that can kill specific insect pests, including mosquitoes that ...

As we pass through winter’s halfway point, one of nature’s toughest pests has begun stirring: Scorpions. In fact, due to the lower temperatures this time of year that are the total opposite of their ...

People are eating insects for fun, and we want to know why anyone would ever voluntarily put a bug in their mouth. We're not talking about eating them for the wow factor like kids do with scorpion ...

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.

An entomology professor has discovered how to use scorpion genes to create a hypervirulent fungus that can kill specific insect pests, including mosquitoes that carry malaria and a beetle that ...