Invertebrates

It’s far more horrifying to consider a future without these and other essential species with unearned reputations for being scary.

Unlike annual cicadas that emerge each year, the periodical cicadas of Brood X haven’t been seen since 2004.

Spiders, doctors and journalists… what we get wrong when talking about spider bites. Arachnologist Sérgio Henriques sets the record straight.

Migratory monarchs increasingly face pressure from climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and herbicides. Such threats are pushing these butterflies towards extinction.

Generally, we know very little about the world’s insects – creatures such as beetles, bugs, and butterflies – when compared to mammals and birds.