To assess the state of our creepier, crawlier neighbors, Figueroa and her graduate student, Wes Walsh, the paper’s lead ...

Nearly 90 percent of insect and arachnid species in North America lack conservation status, leaving major gaps in biodiversity protection.

Study finds 88% of North American insects haven’t been assessed for extinction risk In A Nutshell The conservation status of ...

Insects are integral to the function of Earth's terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. They pollinate more than 90% of flowering plants, are a major food source for wildlife, and play an important ...

A worker at Protifly, a France-based insect farming startup, holds black soldier fly larvae. \| Mehdi Fedouach/AFP via “We ...

Stingless bees in Peru’s Amazon now hold legal rights, becoming the first insects anywhere the law must actively protect. That decision pulls a small rainforest pollinator into court and turns a ...

A sweeping review of nearly 100,000 insect and arachnid species in North America has revealed a surprising and troubling reality: scientists lack even basic conservation assessments for the vast ...

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust and fear. Yet, they are crucial for ecosystems to thrive. Given the ...

After cold winters, invertebrates such as honeybees and paper wasps seem to disappear and then suddenly return in large ...

The nature reserve is home to several species of birds and insects.

Insect decline is being driven by losses among the locally more common species, according to a new study. The meta-analysis of 923 locations around the world notes two significant trends: 1) the ...