Photographer Elizaveta Porodina Turns Her Luminous Lens to Insects — Colossal
Perhaps best known for her luminous portraits in collaboration with legacy magazines and fashion houses, photographer Elizaveta Porodina…
Bogong moths have arrived in Sydney, Canberra and coastal NSW. When will they go?
If you’re in New South Wales right now you may have noticed an unusual increase in bogong moths…
Arthropods Lag Far Behind Other Animals in Conservation Assessment and Protection, Study Shows
Most U.S. insects and arachnids remain unassessed for conservation risk, and even many known at-risk species lack legal…
Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later…
Major milestone recorded as part of nationwide Bug Hunt, a win for citizen science
When Jess Ward-Jones was a child, roaming through nature every weekend in search of curious critters was a…
Theo Bosboom Takes a Bug’s-Eye View in His Perspective-Shifting ‘Flowerscapes’ — Colossal
Stand in any forest and look up, and it’s hard not to be mesmerized by the swaying of…
Experts warn the polyphagous shot-hole borer could wreak havoc on Brisbane’s parks if it reaches the east coast
An insidious pest the size of a sesame seed could destroy some of Brisbane’s urban oases if it…
Scientists Describe ‘Incredible’ Movements of Fruit Fly Sperm
Tiny fruit flies are packing some seriously big sperm—roughly 40 times larger than human sperm, each one…
nicolas nielsen designs self-driving HYVE beehive to pollinate cities
a mobile hive moves through the city Across the broken green spaces of contemporary cities, where parks,…
A New York Cemetery Was Hiding Over 5 Million Burrowing Bees, One of the World’s Largest Concentrations
Andrena regularis bee nesting near the east lawn cemetery entrance – credit, Bryan Danforth At roughly 5.5 million,…
New bug species Larrakia feather-legged assassin discovered in national park near Darwin
A new type of bug, celebrated for the “really cool” way it assassinates prey, has been named in…
litterbugs reshapes plastic waste into fragile insect sculptures
Litterbugs: a micro-world where plastic waste mimics insect life Litterbugs explores the curious overlap between two conditions…