Most people picture bees as organized insects that move in and out of a hive with purpose. Workers collect nectar. Others guard the entrance. Some care for the young. The colony runs like a complex ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant spider, are experts at misdirection and their ability to confuse predators ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of nature's most important processes. Bees are usually the first insects to ...

The European oil beetle's life cycle is truly spectacular. The tiny larvae of this species of blister beetles must find their way into the nests of solitary bee species to survive. There, they feed on ...