Horned treehoppers have the horned helmets to help "the treehoppers avoid predation through camouflage or intimidation," according to Nature Journal. 2. How many legs does a monkey slug caterpillar ...

Easily distracted by artificial light and pinging sounds, these little critters are antisocial, despite preferring to travel in large groups. They spend the majority of their lives courting one ...

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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HONOLULU (KHON2) — Deep in the Waiʻanae mountains of Oʻahu lives one of the strangest creatures ever discovered. And it’s not what you’d expect. It’s a caterpillar. But it doesn’t eat leaves. It doesn ...

On Dec. 24, 1968, Disney's "The Love Bug" made its film debut. The movie about a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own became one of Disney's most beloved films. It starred Dean Jones, a popular ...

Amazing details about the buzzing insects set to storm the United States this spring Alex Fox - Correspondent This May, billions of cicadas from Brood X are set to burst forth from the soil of the ...

ROANOKE, VA – If your kids love bugs — or you’re just looking for a unique way to spend a Saturday outdoors — Insect Fest at Explore Park is the place to be. Happening Saturday, August 2, from 10 a.m.

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All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...