Insects are a part of a bigger ecosystem that’s necessary in the cycle of life. The “Insect Asylum” is a non-profit that wants to provide a safe space for people to come and learn about them. Joining ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Owner and curator of the Insect Asylum Museum, Nina Salem, says she lives her life playing in dirt. You’ll see Salem’s lifelong collection on display at Avondale’s newest museum. She has ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Since 1994, Jerry Marks with the Missoula Weed District has envisioned a learning center with educational gardens, insect exhibits and classrooms for interactive learning, and now, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you may see ants, beetles, crickets, ...

To be a farmer, a forester or even a climate scientist, it can help to know a thing or two about insects, like what they eat, where they thrive, which ones pollinate and which ones spread disease. “I ...

Eleven-year-old twin sisters, Bethany and Dana Wright, sat indoors with their purple butterfly net sagging toward the floor. A light rain Saturday afternoon had kept the dragonfly census at Five ...

Lizzie Bello loves insects — and she wants you to love them too. “They’re really wonderful creatures,” said Bello, a Ph.D. student in entomology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). ...

The black ants could have been mistaken for caviar from a distance. At Sun King Brewery Tuesday evening, Brooklyn-based Chef Joseph Yoon sprinkled them carefully on top of a shrimp and cucumber slice.