What is the Goliath beetle and why is it so important? The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world’s biggest insects. There are five different species. They grow up to 110mm long; males ...

Humans’ love for chocolate is driving a silent crisis – one that could spell the end of a giant beetle, one of the largest ...

“If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect.” —Jacques Yves Cousteau “If all ...

Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to humanity".

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Entomologist Akito Kawahara's message is straightforward: We can't live without insects. They're in trouble. And there's something all of us can do to help. Kawahara's research ...

A scientifically grounded assessment of insect decline. Plus, COVID reinfections appear to be rare and thieving monkeys can spot ransom-worthy items.

In one of the portraits from our bizarre gallery of insect faces, you can see what happens when a fly sticks out its tongue. It’s a disturbingly human expression on an otherwise alien visage. Science ...

Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. But University of Cincinnati biologists wondered: Do these mimics really look like insect faces or is ...

Two Notre Dame professors are using a symphonic poem titled “Symphonic Wings” to communicate the importance of insects and the dangers they face. The project, funded by a $150,000 grant, will premiere ...

One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa ...