A statewide DNA barcoding project aims to document California’s insects for the first time, creating a crucial baseline as ...

Orchid Mantises in Southeast Asia attract more pollinators than real orchids. Camouflaged Loopers in North America use flower petals as camouflage. Pink Katydids use their color to blend with pink ...

Scientists built a robot to help explain how a tropical bat spots insects perched on leaves using echolocation, a highly ...

When winter is upon us, we are aware of our shorter days and colder temperatures. Animals have their own adaptations for ...

Upon completion of its development, the new wasp will chew a hole in the cell wall and emerge. Some dauber species will not ...

A fear of wasps is relatively common among many. If it’s not the anticipatory buzz of nearby wings that gets you, it’s the ...

The venom from the dauber’s sting acts as a preservative, keeping the prey in proper condition as a food source for the larvae. An egg is laid in each cell, stocked with several prey individuals. When ...

The BAAAhd Girls are out to give weavers across the state a BAAAhd time at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. In the group’s first ...

Studies suggest nature can help lower stress and boost attention. Researchers and educators say it can also help kids express creativity.

Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences kept busy throughout 2025. Along with collaborators from across the globe, ...

Flying foxes, or fruit bats as they are locally known, are disappearing rapidly due to misconceptions about medicinal ...

Three new species of meadow katydids or long-horned grasshoppers were discovered hiding in the meadows of Kashmir, apart from ...