The larvae of the Short-Necked Oil Beetles lurk among flowers waiting for a passing bee to carry them back to its nest, where they feed on all the pollen the bee has collected. The species' name comes ...

A UK-wide decline in bug splats recorded on car number plates indicates an "alarming" fall in the number of flying insects, ...

Mosquitoes are spreading across the UK with a total of 21 different species found in Scotland. University researchers have ...

“ Calosoma sycophanta is a rare beetle in the UK that has been previously known to eat caterpillars - the young of adult moths. It's only through digitising the mouth parts of this beetle that we have ...

A UK-wide decline in bug splats recorded on car number plates indicates an “alarming” fall in the number of flying insects, ...

Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

caricis) is a species of cobweb spider which is labelled as "extremely rare and vulnerable to extinction in both the UK and Europe" by the British ... suggesting there could be more of these rare ...

Asian Hornets have been breaking unwanted records by appearing earlier than ever before in the UK. The earliest they were seen before 2025 was March 11, but the record was smashed this year when ...

Peter’s rock agama may pose a threat to small native insects and reptiles by preying upon native species and out-competing them for resources. “Peters’s rock agama are larger than most ...

Researchers from the University of Pisa analyzed 523 insect-based food products sold online in Europe, evaluating their ...