Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even coral skeletons.

Wasps aren’t just annoying - they’re some of the most aggressive and least loved insects on the planet. In this video, we dive into why wasps behave the way they do, how they differ from bees, and the ...

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the ...

Often rallying under the slogan “I will not eat the bugs,” right-wing and far-right figures have come out in force against human consumption of insects. Many of these people assert that the EU is ...

Venomous Asian needle ants are spreading in the US. They're already in Mississippi. The sting hurts more than fire ants, can ...

Imagine 150 blood-sucking insects swarming onto your skin in just a single minute. Every one of them is ready and eager to ...

No need to cover your necks: Florida bats eat insects, nectar and pollen. Bats are an important part of the ecosystem, and a friend to farmers. They have been known to reduce populations of harmful ...

Just in time for tourist season, billions of brine flies are hatching at the Great Salt Lake. Although they've got a bad reputation among humans, ...

In Lashio, Myanmar, a local resident filmed countless winged termites gathering in the backyard on May 24. The swarm is part of the mating ritual – but the sight is certainly not for the faint of ...

Motorists traveling through rural parts of Idaho may be in for a surprising and slippery sight this season, with swarms of ...

Have you stepped outside over the past few days, dodging what feels like swarms of bugs? They’re called midges, and you won’t ...

Those beady red eyes. That unmistakable noise. And it's just the beginning. Here's where they're coming, and how to ...