From freaky spiders to smelly stink bugs, here are the most common house bugs to be aware of, how to identify them, and where ...

Think birds can’t have spikes? Think again. Explore the world of spiky animals, from crowned cranes to hedgehogs and venomous ...

Many plants in Texas landscapes are suitable hosts for aphids, including bedding plants, ash, barberry, boxelder, crape ...

The butterfly population in the U.S. has dropped more than 20% over the past two decades. Some species living in Connecticut ...

Columnist Shannon Brennan writes that bluebird chicks generally fledge 16 to 21 days after hatching, but they don't want to take flight too soon.

As the UK’s only silk moth, its caterpillars spin silk cocoons for over-wintering. Although relatively widespread, the Wildlife Trusts says sightings are "never very common". Sign up now for the ...

Aphids are small insects that crawl on the stems, leaves, and roots of a plant. They feed on the plant’s sap by piercing ...

fly wings and legs, spider legs and other insect body parts. Their cases—the gray material seen through the detritus—are made from caterpillar saliva and silk. Daniel Rubinoff Rubinoff tells ...

In northern Lake County exists a piece of wilderness where wetlands, small lakes and an oak woodland form a healthy ecosystem ...

The cliff swallow and the barn swallow are both members of the Hirundinidae family, which consists of the swallows, the ...

One day last week I heard Mary Alice yelling for me to come quickly. Naturally I listened and went to her rescue. I saw a ...

The red hindwings are mostly hidden unless the wings are spread ... Eggs are clustered together and look like "wet, gray putty." A mass can hold around 30 to 50 eggs. Nymphs are juvenile ...