Strange habits: When first hatched ... Cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha) Perhaps one of the clumsiest insects to be ...

This story appears in the March 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. If there were a competition for the world’s weirdest insect, treehoppers would have a clear shot at first place.

Artificial lights at night are causing serious disruption to these insect night shift workers. That’s a problem for everyone.

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When it comes to state insects, most states honor beloved and benign bugs, like butterflies, honey bees and ladybugs. Connecticut has designated a voracious predator as its bug-to-be-most-proud-of ...

While its comically large ears, piercing eyes and thick bushy tail paint a picture of bewilderment, its long, bony fingers add a final flourish as this strange ... wood-boring insects like the ...