All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...

A “smiling” damselfly and shimmering beetle captivated judges in the Royal Entomological Society’s 2024 Photography Competition ...

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To help you play detective, we included pictures of bites and stings from the most common insects you’ll encounter, along with additional symptoms you might experience. With that in mind ...

Those singular shapes, insect anatomists explain, stem from the treehopper’s specially modified pronotum—a section of the thorax that in other insects resembles a small, shield-like plate.

You might be able to pick out a rising birdcall or buzzing insects from the recording below, but a new world reveals itself when you visualize sound via the colorful image below, also known as a ...