The invasive species, also known as the starry sky beetle for its appearance, destroys maples and other trees that shed their leaves each fall.

Gardeners have used catnip as an insect repellant for many years, but does it keep all bugs away? Find out if it is effective against the Asian lady beetle.

When temperatures heat up, nocturnal Bogong moths fly about 1,000 kilometres to cool down in caves by the Australian Alps.

Don’t play with poo — unless you’re a dung beetle. Then, by all means! This insect plays with animal excrement (*shudder*), and while it may be gross, it’s actually a crucial part of our ecosystem.

In Costa Rica, the iconic “May beetles” (abejones de mayo), known scientifically as the Phyllophaga genus, are vanishing at an alarming rate. These beetles, which have long heralded the arrival of the ...

The dung beetle Striatulus Minor. The portrait was made using a technique called photo stacking, in which the camera is on a rail, the focus is locked, and after every exposure, the camera is nudged ...

"Dung beetles are nature's cleanup crew," McCullough says. "They love poop. For us, it's kind of gross. But if this is what you like, then you're just swimming in the most delicious thing ever.