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

There are three major types of diseases that affect blue spruce trees: needlecasts, tip blights, and canker diseases. The two ...

When these crucial pollinating species visit flowers and other plants, they produce a number of characteristic sounds, such ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlike vertebrate bones or mollusk shells, insect exoskeletons and especially their wings are incredibly fragile, composed of thin chitin membranes supported by veins. For these delicate structures to ...

Unlike vertebrate bones or mollusk shells, insect exoskeletons and especially their wings are incredibly fragile, composed of thin chitin membranes supported by veins. For these delicate structures to ...

Here's what to know. Hummingbirds are tiny birds with long bills and small wings, the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute explained. Hummingbirds have various colored ...