In everyday language, many small creatures get labelled as “creepy-crawlies,” but scientifically, not all of them are insects. Insects belong to a specific biological group within the field of ...

When you want to learn about ecology, biodiversity, climate change or even humanity, you might start by popping open your favorite internet search engine. But thanks to entomology, some of the best ...

Bug out with 15 shots of insects and arachnids of all shapes and sizes from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Smithsonian Photo Contest Galleries Photographs selected by Jeff Campagna Text by ...

There are quite a lot of insect species in the world. Experts say that there are approximately 5.5 million insect species all over the globe, although only one million have been named yet. The ...