Some 99 million years ago, during the age of the dinosaurs, a tiny insect belonging to a species previously unknown to science became trapped in tree resin. The resin hardened and turned into amber, ...

Wētāpunga can weigh as much as a mouse and its numbers dwindled across New Zealand due to predators and habitat loss The population of New Zealand’s endemic wētāpunga – believed to be the world’s ...

Two very different butterflies, a pair of cute beetles, the iconic Otway glow-worm and a super-fly guy with eyes on stalks. These are the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year finalists selected by ...

Insects provide protection, sanitation and even shelter to vertebrates, making them a priority for conservation efforts For many vertebrates, insects are more than a food source. As “little things ...