The itchy spots that can come after swimming in the ocean are actually stings from thimble jellyfish and anemone larvae.

A University of Illinois survey found mosquito larvae in more than half of residential rain barrels, highlighting a ...

Researchers thought that insects might not live there because their respiratory systems would implode from water pressure.

The Antarctic midge, known scientifically as Belgica antarctica, is a remarkable organism that thrives in extreme conditions.

Growths on plants formed by parasitic weevils help their offspring hunker down on a Brazilian savanna and outlast the flames. By Gennaro Tomma See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...

Doctors in Spain diagnosed a man with an unusual roundworm infection after watching an army of larvae writhe and slither under his skin, blanketing his whole body in an ever-shifting rash. Doctors ...

In the insect world, impostors could be hiding anywhere. When lifting a stone during an expedition in the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco, researchers came across an unusual sight: three blowfly ...

A light crackling sound floats above a field in northern Switzerland in late summer. Its source is invisible, tucked inside a dead, dried plant stem: a dozen larval mason bees striking the inner walls ...

Larvae with extremely inflated trunks, fossilized in amber, are giving zoologists insights into the evolution and lifestyle of early lacewings. Larvae with extremely inflated trunks, fossilized in ...