Researchers in Spain have shown a novel way for insects to travel—as larval stowaways in the guts of migrating birds. “It’s the first time insects have been shown to be carried inside birds,” reports ...

The animal kingdom can be even stranger than fiction. Case in point: a larva that looks more like it was made-for-TV than ...

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists have developed a patented breakthrough system that marks a major step forward in ...

No legs? Not a problem. Some pudgy insect larvae can still jump up to 36 times their body length. Now high-speed video reveals how. In nature, something has to go wrong for this to happen, says ...

BURBANK, Calif. -- Tim Plunkett, of Woodland Hills, takes turmeric to reduce inflammation, but a recent report on what else might be in the bottle turned his stomach. "The sample that they found, I ...

Climate change not only causes temperatures on land and in the sea to rise, but also leads to warming rivers, lakes, and streams—with serious consequences for the animals living within them. A ...

Would you eat Belgian waffles or cake made with "bug butter?"Scientists at Belgium's University of Ghent are experimenting with larva fat to replace butter in pastries. They said ay using grease from ...

Elaina O’Brien ran back to staff housing on a busy morning at the Camp Denali lodge last Friday to grab the radio she’d forgotten at her cabin. She looked down at the flagstone path, and what she saw ...

GENEVA (AP) — Swallow deeply, pinch the nose and repeat the mantra: “Tastes like beef, tastes likes beef.” Then bite into the burger of rice, chopped vegetables, spices and mealworm larvae. The Swiss ...