Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl ...

Oklahoma did not choose the American buffalo as its state mammal simply because it looked good on souvenirs and roadside signs. In 1972, state lawmakers chose the bison for this role because it tied ...

Hidden in the scenic mountains of northwest Georgia, James H. "Sloppy" Floyd State Park offers 561 acres of natural beauty that many visitors overlook. This park combines peaceful woodlands, sparkling ...

This video examines the insects considered the most dangerous in the United States based on medical impact. Footage focuses ...

According to a new study by the University of Würzburg, Bavarian meadows are the most monotonous insect habitats.

Elephants have chests. All animals have chests. Insects also have chests. An insect’s body is divided into three parts: the ...

When we think about creatures skimming across water, images of birds landing or frogs leaping come to mind. But some of ...

Koch, who studied vision, thought that by measuring people's brain responses as they looked at special optical illusions, ...

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...

A single universal equation can closely approximate the frequency of wingbeats and fin strokes made by birds, insects, bats and whales, despite their different body sizes and wing shapes, researchers ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

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