Insects

Put away the newspaper.

Scientists named them Xenomorphia, after the bloodthirsty, chest-splitting creatures from the Alien movies.

A maximum-security prison in Washington state was looking for new activities to improve the mental health of inmates serving long-term sentences.

Without amber, it’s unlikely that scientists would have ever discovered this long-extinct creature.

With the rise of globalization comes the inevitable rise of the alien ant.

Fungal spores eventually make their abdomen fall off entirely.

Each fungus targets a different species of ant, and it never ends well for the insects.

This is the first time a non-human animal has been shown to nurse its wounded, scientists believe.

Bon appetit!

A new study counted more than 3,000 illnesses and several human deaths from the sprays.

If you see this centipede, stay away.

A small needle and delicate hand helped this monarch take flight.

The tiniest fossils can change everything we know about early butterflies.

Some beetles have terrifying, spiky penises, but others have nice smooth ones.

If a bird sees their friend spitting out an insect, it's safe to assume that insect is gross.

Cockroaches, like horses, can scurry and run at multiple speeds.

Weaver ant bites hurt and they taste bad, so several animals pretend to be them.

The swarm of wasps sounded like a hailstorm.

The spider can do nothing as it becomes home to the progeny of its own enemy.

The female praying mantis is known to eat the male, but even if this occurs during sex it doesn't prevent a male from completing the act.

These insects can propel themselves skywards without even using their legs.

You may want to learn to embrace your indoor insects—or move.

The gruesome photo teaches a lesson about just how scary the natural world can be up close.

And really, who can blame them?

It might look weird to humans, but it looks cool to female moths.

DNA evidence confirms it: The "tree lobster" that was declared extinct a century ago is actually holding on.

Researchers detected DNA from more than 600 different types of arthropods (insects and spiders) as well as material from lobsters.

Insects have evolved to appear deadly—and we ignore their beneficial effects.

The physiology of how insects process sound holds promises for developing hearing aid tech.