They might be creepy critters, but spiders play a vital role in the ecosystem. From helping us live healthier lives to contributing to medical research, there are certainly more benefits than...

For much of Eastern America, the summer air was filled with the droning racket of the Brood X cicadas. Also known as the Great Eastern Brood, these thumb-sized flying insects are 1 of 15 periodical...

Stink bugs get a pretty bad rep. From their name to their widely-recognized pest-esque activities, people around the globe can't stand these critters. But with 5000 species, they can't be all bad,...

Through hundreds of millions of years of evolution, insects have developed startlingly different lifespans – from 50+ (possibly 100+) years for queen termites to hours or even minutes for other...

 A Spider is in a class called Arachnida. Arachnida are joint-legged animals (also called arthropods). The type of Arachnida includes mostly spiders, but also ticks, scorpions, and mites, to name...

Stink bugs are not the kind of pests that pose a property or health risk, but you still wouldn’t want to discover a whole group of insects chilling in your house, right? These bugs will start...