Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charity ...

Scientists in Alaska recently discovered a potentially new insect species—the Tanana Arctic, or Oeneis tanana, a copper-colored critter that may be the state’s only endemic butterfly. According to ...

A daring surgical procedure has given a doomed monarch butterfly a new lease of life. The delicate operation was captured on ...

We expect butterflies to be both beautiful and symmetrical; however, some are not. Gynandromorphism is estimated to occur in about one in 10,000 butterflies. As you can see in this Instagram post, the ...

The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. The native ...

Out of the 136 species of butterflies’ populations studied, not a single one increased over the past 3 decades.

The great Mormon butterfly is one in every 10,000 butterflies who is half male and half female. Scientists explained this ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A lowly hissing cockroach at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield is causing a stir in the global scientific community. Invertebrate Keeper Nicole Pruess found one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the lab at this urban bug oasis, exotic cockroaches hiss and tarantulas feed. Out back in the fly house, butterflies soar.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Insects are some of the hardest working, most intriguing creatures on the planet. These smallest of animals are essential to a healthy environment, and to our very existence. Many ...

Discover why tiny Amazon insects are so vulnerable to heat and what their decline could mean for forests, wildlife, and people.