Although its always exciting to see the big game in the wild, it’s also about the smaller creatures in the animal kingdo ...

Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their rear ends. These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle ...

Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them into preserved meatballs and feed them to their babies. The St.

Beetles - a group of insects also known as Coleoptera - make up more than a quarter of all known animal species on our planet. Many of these insects play important roles in their ecosystems. While we ...

Sometimes animals are named after celebrities the scientists admire, as with the N. gretae beetle, or a spider called Spintharus leonardodicaprioi. Getty Images John Cleese is a big fan of lemurs ...

With its shiny, black and fiery body and orange-tipped antennae, the American burying beetle is a vibrant beauty of the bug world. The insect's occupation, though, is a little less glamorous. After ...

The dung beetle Striatulus Minor. The portrait was made using a technique called photo stacking, in which the camera is on a ...

Changes in hunting, taxidermy practices and interior decorating are helping make carnivorous insect colonies more popular ...