Tim Coulson, professor of zoology and head of biology at the University of Oxford, encouraged people to “learn to love” ladybirds. “Warm weather means more aphids because they can complete each ...

The Hartbeespoort dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats stuck in a sea ...

A team of researchers report that the giant water bug L. patruelis has arrived in the country, sparking concerns that the creature has an established presence on the island.

This roach-looking insect has a sharp beak that brings a painful bite. Their front legs are equipped with claws to latch onto their prey and inject a venomous saliva. The toe-biter’s venom first ...

A nature conservationist and popular YouTuber commonly referred to as “South Africa’s Steve Irwin,” Graham “Dingo” Dinkelman, died at age 44 Saturday from a venomous snake bite.

Imagine 150 blood-sucking insects swarming onto your skin in just a single minute. Every one of them is ready and eager to bite.

The lake behind the Hartbeespoort Dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats ...

Graham “Dingo” Dinkleman, a YouTuber and wildlife conservationist, died at the age of 44 due to a venomous snake bite—the same age at which Steve Irwin was killed after being pierced by a ...

The giant water bug loves bodies of water, which aligns with its diet. It feeds on a variety of aquatic and amphibian creatures, such as small fish, snails, tadpoles, frogs, salamanders, and fry.

Graham 'Dingo' Dinkelman, known as 'South Africa's Steve Irwin', dies from snake bite "One of Dingo's greatest joys was being able to have his family work so closely with him," wife Kirsty wrote ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal, patients face a “Wild West” of ineffective antivenoms that are badly made, badly marketed and badly regulated. Some are ...

Water hyacinth eating bugs called Megamelus scutellaris are displayed inside a vacuum at the Grootvaly Blesbokspruit wetland reserve, near Springs, in the east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb ...