When people think of bugs they generally think of gross pests that need to be kept at a distance. The farther away, the better. But insects, especially flying ones, have a strange, gross beauty to ...

The insects flying in circles around your porch light aren’t captivated by the light. Instead, they may have lost track of which way is up, high-speed infrared camera data suggest. Moths and other ...

A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in the house that aren’t fruit flies could be a number of different types of insects, from gnats to ants to flies. While gnat bugs are technically a ...

When researchers reviewed footage of flying insects, they saw that the bugs tilted their backs toward the source of artificial light. Imperial College London Flip on a porch light on a summer evening ...

Flying ants and termites are often mistaken for each other during their flying stages. Even before they sprout wings, ants and termites dwell in the same habitats and can appear to be the same shape ...

Fig 1. Global Aerial Sampling of Migratory Insects. It maps the locations and methods used for historical (dashed lines) and recent (solid lines) aerial sampling of high-flying migratory insects ...

There’s nothing like dusk in the summertime. The sun finally starts to set, your clothes smell like the bonfire, the cicada sounds grow louder, and your porch light flickers on, illuminating the ...

When it comes to speed, the animal kingdom boasts plenty of record-breakers—but some of the most remarkable flyers belong to the tiniest of animals. While insects appear fragile, many can perform ...