Spiders? Not insects. Ticks? Not insects. These are some of the misconceptions brought up as Valparaiso University Professor Kristi Bugajski introduced herself to the audience of over 80 people who ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects. For instance, spiders, lobsters ...

How many legs do insects have? Insects have six legs. These legs are attached to the central part of an insect's body, the thorax, and they are controlled by muscles in the thorax. Insects have hearts ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it’s not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths and ...

Researchers have discovered that insects' sense of smell evolved from ancient taste genes, rewriting evolutionary history.