The practice of eating insects, known as entomophagy, is widespread around the world. Abigail Eisenstadt Leafcutter ants can be found across Central and South America. They build gigantic, ...

Come along on a guided tour of the strangest animals in Cincinnati's strangest neighborhood, from fungus-eating ants to a ...

Biologist Josh Grinath seized a rare chance to study an ecosystem from top to tiny bottom when a black bear blundered through his Rocky Mountain meadow research plot, gobbling up ants and gnawing on ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Thais eat more than 150 insects, including crickets, silk worms and dung beetles. Canned crickets are sold in supermarkets, and vendors selling bugs are a common sight in the ...

Bryan Lessard receives funding from the Australian Biological Resources Study. He is supervising PhD student Mark Rullo (CSIRO-University of Adelaide) who is exploring Australia's native edible ...

For his new class at the University of Delaware, professor Michael Crossley wanted to show students the benefits of eating insects, from ground-up crickets to chili paste infused with giant water bugs ...

Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

The spiny leaf insect mother not only abandons her eggs, she's also figured out how to trick someone else into protecting and ...