COTO DE CAZA – Inside a mesh-walled tent, Jeremy Smith of Fountain Valley watched butterflies perch on his sons’ and grandson’s hats and shoulders. “How could you not love these things?” he asked, ...

LANSING, Mich. — Move over monarch butterfly; a large and fast-moving dragonfly is also vying for designation as Michigan’s official state insect. A bill introduced this week in Lansing would ...

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Would you eat a bug? Could you eat a bug? It sounds like the start of a Dr. Seuss children's book, but it is a culinary adventure you can try at Butterfly Wonderland, the large butterfly atrium at ...

To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet. By figuring out how ...

Located just 12 miles east of downtown Traverse City, the G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo is a wellspring of natural wonder for nature lovers and explorers of all ages. Having overcome the unforeseen ...

Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can about insects. That interest has developed into a passion for butterflies -- ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — At a high alpine lake here, researchers with clipboards and pens are conducting painstaking surveys that may be essential for ...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Locals joined insect and butterfly enthusiasts Sunday under the oaks at Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park to learn about some of their favorite things. Dr. Sue brought her ...

About 70 per cent of the species on Earth are insects. They are fundamental components of most ecosystems: they comprise half of the biomass on the planet, pollinate flowers, decompose dead organic ...

It’s been roughly 80 years since the Xerces blue butterfly was last spotted flitting about on pastel wings across coastal California sand dunes. But scientists are still learning about the insect. The ...