The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a reputation that borders on myth, given that it’s rarely seen alive, which is why ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Not far from the KARE 11 studio, at the University of Minnesota's Department of Entomology, there are millions of dead insects just hanging out in storage. So, naturally, we just had ...

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...

A stunning array of insects catch the light behind a glass pane where they hover on pegs above yellowed tags. The sheen of their fibrous wings and the careful posing of their articulated limbs make ...

James Hyde's interest in insects will benefit scientists for decades to come. The estate of James and Marilyn Oliver Hyde, long-time Kennewick residents, has made the largest one-time contribution ...

LOS ANGELES — A World War II-era weapons bunker in Irvine, California, has a new mission — sheltering preserved insect specimens. When a collection of bugs floating in specimen bottles outgrew his ...

Entomologists at an insect collection in country New South Wales have a party trick they like to play. Visitors are given a pair of 3D glasses and asked to first close one eye and then the other while ...

CHAMPAIGN — A single leafhopper is small, but the task at hand is enormous. Scientists at the Illinois Natural History Survey in Champaign, part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of ...

The University of Newcastle has taken delivery of almost three thousand insects, donated to its Natural History Illustration Program. The donation was made by Doctor George Hangay and his wife ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — To the pedestrian, the Severin-McDaniel Insect Research Collection is just a big room full of cabinets with drawers, filled with dead bugs. But to Paul J. Johnson, the century-old ...

Charlie and Lois O’Brien spent 60 years amassing a collection of 1.25 million insects as part of their research, he working one side of the trail and she collecting on the other. A day in the field ...

A Titan beetle specimen can reach a high and profitable valuation, but only after meeting specific requirements. The Titan beetle, a member of the Cerambycidae family, is difficult to find due to its ...