Thirty years ago, students from the Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School in Aniak were among those who held a statewide election to declare an insect that best represented Alaska. Their school’s ...

BUTTE CREEK CANYON — Growing up, Roger Lederer was told damselflies could bring good fortune when fishing. “Whenever I went fishing and a damselfly landed on my rod, it was called a lucky bug. So I ...

Insects are disgusting creatures and most of them have little immediate use to us humans. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn something from some of them from time to time, and apply those learnings ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The consistent rain in July brought back a familiar summertime pest: mosquitoes. But it also spawned swarms of a helpful insect to control them. Pesky mosquitoes and flies are ...

What is the spiritual meaning of a dragonfly? As is the case with many animals, symbolism around dragonflies changes across countries, cultures and centuries. Once seen in Europe, in places like ...

UC Davis researchers are using high-speed cameras to follow how dragonflies catch prey in flight. (Photo of blue dasher dragonfly by Getty Images) Despite their small size, dragonflies are arguably ...

Vanessa Alarcon saw them while working at an antiwar rally in Lafayette Square last month. "I heard someone say, 'Oh my god, look at those,' " the college senior from New York recalled. "I look up and ...