A Fly by Any Other NameSpotlight 07.19.2023European crane flies emerge in vast numbers each summer and fall, inspiring a welter of monikers—and some unjustified paranoia.
Invisible Nature: Invasion of the CaterpillarsVideo 12.27.2016Gypsy moths have been gaining ground in North American forests for 150 years. Can a caterpillar-melting virus keep them in check?
Up in ArmsSpotlight 12.06.2016A pair of male stag beetles bring their oversized mandibles to bear in the age-old fight to find a mate.
Spikes and MaliceSpotlight 10.04.2016For the armored bush cricket, survival in the Namib Desert requires a diverse and surprising arsenal of defenses.
Invisible Nature: Code of the TreehopperVideo 05.31.2016Hiding in plain sight and deceptively still, treehoppers have evolved an ingenious way to communicate—and they’re making a racket.
Lens of Time: Bumper BeesVideo 04.26.2016See how scientists use high-speed videography to investigate—and learn from—the clumsy flight of the bumblebee.
