Spiders are ‘fundamental’ for planetary health – so why are they forgotten in conservation efforts?
Creepy crawlies are vital to the health of our planet – but gaining support for them isn’t always…
Rare Fossils in Amber Raise Questions About Secret Lives of Cretaceous Insects
Amber in Case 6 – Credit: Dr Jose de la Fuente / Institute for Game and Wildlife Research…
Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s People’s Choice Award — Colossal
From more than 60,000 entries submitted by photographers around the globe, the jurors of the 2025 Wildlife Photographer…
Global Study Finds Invasive Species Are Helping Drive Sharp Insect Losses
Invasive alien species are driving sharp declines in insect populations worldwide, with a new global study linking biological…
Monarch butterflies face a 3,000km migration. Can they survive with dwindling nectar supplies?
Published on 29/01/2026 – 7:00 GMT+1 Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies embark on a treacherous journey –…
Insect enthusiasts helping researchers keep an eye on bug populations
Queensland insect enthusiasts are using their cameras to help researchers study bug populations, as part of a national…
New Species Being Discovered Faster Than Ever – At a Rate of Over 16,000 a Year
New lanternfly discovered in India – SWNS New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever,…
Cave of Wonders: Where Prehistoric Bees Made Nests in the Bones of Animals Eaten by Colossal Owls
– credit, Lazaro Viñola López via SWNS Burrowing bees generally prefer to make their nests in the open,…
How Do Periodical Cicadas Know When To Emerge?
How do 17-year cicadas, which live underground as nymphs, track the passage of time so they all emerge…
Bumblebees Have Learned to Read Simple Morse Code–an Ability Seen Only in Humans and Vertebrates
SWNS A new study is the first to show that an insect can differentiate between different durations of…
Bees with ‘devil-like horns’ found in Australia, named ‘lucifer’
The bees’ name, Megachile lucifer, was inspired by the Netflix series “Lucifer,” which one of the researchers was…
Insects on the space menu
Science & Exploration 07/11/2025 440 views 13 likes Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already shown they…