It’s late summer, and the dog-day cicadas (Tibicen canicularis, identifiable by its large size and black-and-olive-green pattern on the back of the thorax) are making themselves known. The males, ...

If you’ve ever seen an odd-looking ant running across the ground, it might be a panda ant (Euspinolia militaris). This cool-looking insect is black with white spots, like a mini version of a panda ...

'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from ...

An 8-year-old’s casual backyard observation has transformed our understanding of an intricate relationship between ants, wasps, and oak trees. What appeared to be ants carrying seeds turned out to be ...