Akito Y. Kawahara is an associate professor and curator of insects at the Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. Megan Ennes is an assistant curator of museum education at the ...

Camper Ceceila Ross winces at the stink bug crawling up her arm at the Insect Safari camp at the Alaska Botanical Garden on June 21, 2023. (Maria Koop/Alaska Public Media) Lunchtime just finished, and ...

Insects creep out some people simply by being themselves. Now imagine big versions of them. Massively big, as in up to 600 times larger than their actual size. That’s the concept behind “The World of ...

On April 23, former President Bill Clinton used Twitter to make an announcement that, given the current political climate, could have been alarming: "BREAKING: We just learned that the @ClintonCenter ...

They’re creepy. They’re crawly. And in Alaska, they’re the bane of any fishing expedition. But bugs — even mosquitos — are also a vital part of the animal kingdom. That’s something kids learned ...

So-called "holometabolous" insects will be in the focus of their attention. All insects that undergo complete metamorphosis from larva to pupa belong to this group of insects. "With more than 800,000 ...

CARSON CITY -- First off, kids, black widow spiders have eight legs, and that makes them arachnids, not insects, so they are out of the running in the contest to pick Nevada's official state insect.

This weekend's events list spotlights the fun and educational programs at the Miller Nature Preserve, located on Route 83 just south of Detroit Road in Avon. Friday, July 19 Earring making class: ...

Do your children love to go online, but not always to kids’ websites? Online learning websites for kids are a great way to ...

Illinois has its Monarch butterfly. Ohio has its ladybug. And Indiana has, well, nothing. No official state insect. Now a second-grade class at Cumberland Elementary School in West Lafayette has ...