Some biologists speculate that animals will get smaller with global warming to reduce heat stress. While this may be true of warm-blooded animals, what about exotherms like insects? Thanks to a ...

As night falls over Australia's forests, grasslands and backyards, the hidden world of nocturnal insects stirs to life. In many ecosystems, overall ...

Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating ...

Photo: A hibiscus harlequin bug is pictured on set during an outback shoot for the “Tiny Heroes Down Under” episode ...

In one iconic sequence, the team used black lighting to attract nocturnal insects like fireflies and stag beetles. “I was out black-lighting from dusk until 3 a.m. every night,” Dr. Carr ...