I found this long-legged, scary-looking insect Nov. 19 while picking up wild pecans. The pecans were about 1 1/2-inches long. The body of this bug from head to end of abdomen is comparable to the ...

The offspring of two different species are referred to as hybrids. One familiar example of a hybrid animal is a mule: the offspring of a female horse (Equus caballus) and a male donkey (Equus asinus).

Bugs are scary. But at least we can take solace in the fact that they’re small, right? Well, the goliath stick insect might have something to say about that assumption. Watch this video, if you dare.

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When you want to learn about ecology, biodiversity, climate change or even humanity, you might start by popping open your favorite internet search engine. But thanks to entomology, some of the best ...