An extinct species has been uncovered in Japan after sitting in a museum for decades.

For decades, an “extremely rare” fossil sat unidentified in Japan’s Museum of Unique Insect Fossils. Discovered in 1988 in Hyogo Prefecture, the imprint of a large butterfly wing and body is now ...

The exhibit, called “Bug Lab,” promises to “change how people perceive these tiny creatures by showcasing their remarkable ...

The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...

Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

Researchers have discovered the fossil of the oldest-known ant, Vulcanidris cratensis, preserved in limestone in Brazil. This ...

In the ancient landscapes of what is now northeastern Brazil, 113 million years ago, an unusual ant with bizarre ...

When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 ...

The footprint fossils can pick up where bones leave off ... Tucked away in one of the world’s largest collections of ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws ...

These tiny insects are among the most ecologically dominant animals ... making ants a truly remarkable group in the animal ...

A fossilised 113-million-year-old hell ant from Brazil adds to the evidence that the first ants evolved in the southern ...