How many types of insects are there in the world? – Sawyer, age 8, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you’ll find insects. Check your backyard and you ...

A large brood of periodical cicadas is due to emerge in the spring of 2025. These maps show where people should expect to see ...

The Brood XIV cicada is one of 15 different types of periodical cicadas. The Brood XIV was last spotted in New Jersey in 2008. Millions of the noisy insects are set to appear in at least 13 states ...

All have compound eyes , which means insects see very differently from the way people see. Instead of one lens per eye, they have many: a fly has 5,000 lenses; a dragonfly has 30,000. These types ...