When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Reducing mosquito populations around your home begins with removing stagnant water (this is where they lay their eggs); be sure to dump out pots, buckets, and plant saucers, and regularly clean and ...

Amber can be a veritable treasure trove of ancient animals and insects, but it most commonly captures creatures that lived in forests – understandable, given the stuff starts life as tree sap. But now ...

There are an awful lot of insects. It's hard to say exactly how many because 80 percent haven't yet been described by taxonomists, but there are probably about 5.5 million species. Put that number ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Aug. 4, 2020) – Whether it’s cicadas, mosquitos or hundreds of fungus gnat larvae slithering across a walkway together, living at Camp Zama can bring up a lot of questions about ...

Explore the remarkable world of insects in this full documentary, where the small but mighty creatures play a pivotal role in the planet’s survival. Despite their small size, insects are key to ...

The resurrection of Gorongosa National Park, after 15 years of devastation during Mozambique’s civil war, is one of the world’s great conservation success stories. That effort, made possible by a ...

Dara Ojo was once afraid of spiders, particularly the biting, venomous kind. How times have changed. Not only is the photographer willing to get up very close and personal with arachnids of all ...