Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Matador bug and a leaf-footed bug with impressive, large, colorful flags on its hind tibia. Previously scientists thought that ...

Scientists rethink why giant insects once ruled the skies, finding oxygen may not explain their size or disappearance.

Prehistoric insects reached sizes far beyond anything seen today, driven by environmental conditions that allowed their bodies to grow larger than modern limits. Higher oxygen levels in the atmosphere ...

If you happen to be walking in the forests of Panama, you might just come across a bug that will wave at you, which scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) have been studying ...

BUTTE CREEK CANYON — Growing up, Roger Lederer was told damselflies could bring good fortune when fishing. “Whenever I went fishing and a damselfly landed on my rod, it was called a lucky bug. So I ...