Watch a small beetle use amazing strength to escape a closed venus fly trap. I must admit, I was on the edge of my seat ...

The glossy shell of some beetles, it has long been speculated, helps hide the insects from predators. A recent paper put the hypothesis to the test—and found it wanting. Five years of newspaper ...

The pine beetles were once confined to the southern ... laying eggs and building tunnels that interfere with the movement of water and nutrients. An infestation can quickly kill a healthy tree ...

The citrus industry was saved when the Vedalia lady beetle, a natural predator of the cottony-cushion scale, was introduced. Indirect benefits from insects may be more numerous and important than ...

Goliathus cacicus is the smaller of the two giant beetle species; it's up to 95mm long (normally 60–84mm) and lives only in mature rainforests.Goliathus regius can grow up to 105mm long ...