More than half of all known animal species on Earth are insects — critters with a hard external skeleton, three pairs of jointed legs, antennae and a body divided into three segments (the head, thorax ...

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All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton, one pair of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The approach of spring means many things, but at Purdue University's annual Bug Bowl on April 17-18, the buzz is all about insects. Bowl events include cricket spitting, ...

Hold that pose! These famous insects are more than meets the eye. Delve into these fun facts about the praying mantis.

Let's talk about praying mantids in your garden. The first thing many of you are thinking as you're reading this is something like the following. "'Praying mantids?' I always called them 'praying ...