Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working reference libraries, containing pinned and labeled insects so that naturalists ...

Have you ever heard of the iconic leaf insect? Worth hundreds—even thousands—of dollars, these fascinating bugs can camouflage and blend in with their surroundings. As their name suggests, leaf ...

Insects are the most diverse group of organisms in the world. They also play a vital role in the functioning of all of the earth’s ecosystems. In fact, there are more than 900,000 different species of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an ...

Leaf insects are native to South Asia and Australia, and illegal to import to the U.S. The rare Phylliidae can cost thousands of dollars. These insects naturally blend in with their surroundings, ...