Insects may not be your favorite type of animal but they are vital for the survival of our planet. Rather than being ...

Every year in the United States, more than a billion dollars is poured into the purchase and use of pesticides. This staggering figure makes clear just how strained and conflicted the relationship ...

Native habitat: Eastern Australia Death toll: 1, but no recent deaths have occured due to the development of antivenom Why you should be terrified of them: Its venom is very poisonous, but only when ...

Giant hornets that can decimate entire bee colonies. Disease carrying bugs that can attack while you sleep. Massive venomous centipedes that may invade your home. These aren’t scenes from a horror ...

The relationship between humans and insects has long been a complicated—and often toxic—one. In the United States alone, over a billion dollars are spent each year on pesticides that not only target ...

When you think of deadly animals, your mind probably goes to apex predators like big cats, large mammals, alligators and birds of prey. However, the world's deadliest animal is actually an insect that ...

We ignore most insects that cross our path. We swat away flies, marvel at butterflies, and dash away from angry wasps. But one insect that has been around for about 300 million years is one of ...