Over 300 million years ago, before the age of giant dinosaurs, Earth was covered with giant insects. Why were insects so enormous during this time? What did oxygen have to do with it? And why did ...

When dinosaurs thundered across the land, a giant, cicada-like bug called Palaeontinidae flew in the sky and fed on tree sap. But something disturbed its peaceful existence — and triggered the ...

Invasive, aggressive and destructive, the yellow-legged Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) is on the rise in the UK. Asian hornets are an invasive species that poses a threat to biodiversity, preying on ...

Meet a katydid that sounds like a bird and is as big as one too! It's even able to modulate its call to avoid attracting bats.

Discovered in the rainforests of northeast Queensland, Acrophylla alta measures nearly 40 centimeters and weighs around 44 grams, about the weight of a golf ball. This female species, with large black ...

NORTH QUEENSLAND, Australia (CNN) - A researcher in Australia has identified a new supersized stick insect. The species was discovered in high altitudes in North Queensland. The insect measures about ...

Q: What are these giant mosquito-like insects flying around my house. Are they dangerous? Do I need to do something about them? A: These are crane flies (Tipulidae species). Although they look like ...

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BUZZY BEAUTIES? Flowers are famous for attracting little winged things, but a less common sight is when sizable buzzers buzz by a blooming hillside. Like really sizable, the sorts of bugs not seen in ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...