The tremendous biodiversity of our charismatic microfauna includes an insect group I am willing to bet you are familiar with (even if you aren’t aware of it). Over the last few years the remarkable ...

Q: I saw this interesting critter sitting on my window screen and it looks like a giant, oddly-shaped bee. Is it good to have around the garden? A: Yes. This is a robber fly, and they come in a range ...

I spotted this amazing sight (see photo, right) in Croatia in July 2007. In light of New Scientist‘s book Does Anything Eat Wasps?, I’d like to know what’s going on here. Which insect is eating which, ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. April in the Florida Panhandle. It was hot, humid, and a thunderstorm was lurking. But as a fresh graduate student, I was relieved for the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CBS Local)-- If you see a huge insect attacking a bee or a wasp this summer, you've probably stumbled upon a bee panther. Also known as the red-footed cannibalfly, the bee panther is ...