Insects and Arachnids
Insects and arachnids are the most popular wild animal on Earth. Read our collection of articles discussing all sorts of ants, bugs, butterflies, spiders and just about every other type of insect and arachnid.
10 Red Butterfly Species Found From India to Florida to Europe
How the Glasswing Butterfly Flutters (Almost) Invisibly
6 Green Butterfly Species Blending in With Their Environments
Newcastle Funnel-web: Just 1 of 3 Deadly Sydney Funnel-web Spiders
Goliath Birdeater: A Huge Tarantula That Only Eats Birds Sometimes
What Do Spiders Eat? Other Spiders, You Say? Yikes!
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I always see moths circling around and landing on my porch light. Why do they do this? Is it somehow advantageous to them?
In 2005, there were 3,000 verified cases of West Nile Virus in the U.S. alone, and we can probably expect even more this year. This mosquito-borne disease keeps popping up. Find out all about mosquitoes.
Insect respiration is very different from that of a human. Insects do not have lungs that deliver oxygen to all of the cells in their body. So how exactly do flies and other insects breathe then? Find out the answer to that question in this article.
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When flickering fireflies light up the summer night, they're not showing off - they're talking to each other. How do these insects make their abdomens glow?