Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately created to promote biodiversity. Rising temperatures are significantly ...

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

This is a jewel beetle, one of the most beautiful insects in the animal kingdom. With over 15,000 species, these beetles are famous for the colorful and iridescent sheen on their backs. Their sparkly ...

And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...

Hercules beetles are massive insects, capable of lifting 850 times their weight. It is no wonder they fetch top dollar from ...

These parasitic beetle larvae lure in bees with complex floral aromas before hitching a ride back to their nests and eating ...

A beetle species’ larvae seem to bamboozle bees by smelling like flowers. This newly discovered deceptive strategy might be the first known example of an animal imitating floral scents, according to a ...

A temperate tunneling species of dung beetle seems capable of adapting to climate change, but their tropical cousins may be ...

The important thing to know about Bugs in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is that which ones spawn in February will depend on which hemisphere you're in. The Northern Hemisphere (anywhere north of the ...

Name a Bug is proudly sponsored by Juggernaut Wines. Together, the Minnesota Zoo Foundation and Juggernaut Wines share a ...

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts ...

Beetles are the most diverse group of complex organisms on Earth, making up over 20% of all named animal species. One in five ...