Did you know some insect bites can be life-threatening? Discover the seven most dangerous insects, their effects on the human ...

While often overlooked, insects pose significant threats to human health, transmitting deadly diseases like malaria and ...

Insects may sometimes seem like a scourge on humanity, but without them, our lives would look very different. The quintillions of insects that inhabit our world help feed us, clothe us and have ...

Humans like to think we’re at the top of the food chain, but these insects don’t care. The human body isn’t just home to organs, bones, and a questionable diet, it can also be a cozy Airbnb for some ...

Does spit really help with a mosquito bite? And onion with a bee sting? An expert gives answers on how to respond to common insect attacks. Andrea Warnecke/dpa It could be such a wonderful summer's ...

Did you know that there are ten quintillion—or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000—individual insects on the planet? That means that for each and every one of us humans, there are 1.25 billion insects hopping, ...

Once in a while we get asked, “how cold does it have to get to kill insects?” Perhaps it is important to understand why cold ...

Human Buddy is an animated show that explores the wonders of the human body in a fun and entertaining style, similar to SolarBalls and MrSpherical. The series focuses on various aspects of the human ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it’s not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths and ...