Discover the goliath stick insect, one of the largest insects on Earth. Learn about what makes them true forest giants.

No-one does absent parenting like these clever critters. For a spiny leaf insect, motherhood begins and ends with a bunch of eggs passing through her gonopore (genital opening). She’s probably ...

Tap a small beetle on a table and it may suddenly collapse, tuck in its legs, and lie perfectly still. Many insects do this. Weevils, click beetles, leaf beetles, certain ladybirds, some stick insects ...

Owning or transporting a Deinacrida heteracantha specimen is a punishable criminal offense. The creature named the “God of ugly things” is categorized as a national treasure. People think of New ...

People think of New Zealand as two large islands separated by a thin channel of water. However, this country also includes nine smaller offshore island groups surrounding the two main islands. Known ...

Public participation in gathering and analyzing large amounts of scientific data began as a major trend about 15 years ago in a movement called “citizen science.” When asked if scientists could ...