Often also called the feather-footed flower bee, it has distinctive brush-like tufts of long hair on the lower part of its legs. The bee likes to hover in front of flowers, sometimes with its tongue ...

Insects usually get overlooked, but a few species go so far off the biological script that it’s hard not to be curious. Some have eyes perched on stalks, legs used as display tools, or bodies so ...

Leaf insects are native to South Asia and Australia, and illegal to import to the U.S. The rare Phylliidae can cost thousands of dollars. These insects naturally blend in with their surroundings, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leaf insects are native to South Asia and Australia, and illegal to import to the U.S. The rare Phylliidae can cost thousands of ...

Have you ever heard of the iconic leaf insect? Worth hundreds—even thousands—of dollars, these fascinating bugs can camouflage and blend in with their surroundings. As their name suggests, leaf ...

Zeke Rowe, a PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, was on a break while doing research in Panama’s Coiba National Park when he noticed a crocodile lurking in a tidal marsh off ...

Quick Take Get to Know the Matador Bug What’s with Those Funky Leg &lsquo... How Long Do Matador Bugs Live? Deep in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, there’s a particular insect ...

If you're concerned about the global decline of insects--and you should be--you won't want to miss the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology seminar by Professor Nathan Rank of the ...

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The matador bug’s flamboyant leg-waving puzzled scientists for years, with early guesses pointing to courtship. But experiments revealed the waving is a defense tactic against predators. Related ...