Male crickets use strategies to overcome acoustic masking in noisy choruses. They space themselves, call in gaps, and ...

Asian hornets have proliferated across Luxembourg, with the insects building large nests at inaccessible heights.

CEO Stefan Wilhelm told CBS the choice of insect was deliberate. The Madagascar hissing cockroach is large enough to carry small payloads, resilient under extreme conditions, ...

BEIJING -- A group of Chinese researchers has discovered the biosynthesis and release process of the key pheromone that causes a locust outbreak, making an important contribution to the ecological ...

In this episode of Tiny Show and Tell Us, we read an email from a listener who, as a kid, shared a fun fact with her classroom: polar bears have black skin. Her teacher not only told her she was wrong ...

Insects typically find their mates by heavily relying on pheromones –– chemicals that allow males and females to locate each other and mate. These pheromones are distinctive to males and females of a ...

A recent Journal of Orthoptera Research article describes two newly identified katydid species endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains. The study examined the morphology and acoustic behaviors ...

In the bustling world of a honeybee colony, communication is key to survival. Among the most fascinating aspects of bee behavior is their ability to share information about food sources through an ...

The latest science highlights include a successful return from the ISS by Peggy Whitson and international astronauts, and a groundbreaking Israeli study revealing acoustic interactions between plants ...