Many tropical insects are already close to their heat tolerance limits, raising concerns that rising temperatures could disrupt ecosystems.

Researchers found a new Acrophylla alta species of stick bug in the high-altitude rainforests of northern Queensland, Australia. Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of stick insect believed to be the heaviest in the country, weighing the same as a golf ball. The remote rainforest in Far North Queensland, ...

When conditions get too dry, Madagascar hissing cockroaches like to "cuddle." Under certain conditions, the large insects gather in groups, with many participants in physical contact with one another.

While many Westerners find the idea of eating beetles or crickets unappetizing, this view is actually a global outlier. For roughly two billion people worldwide, eating insects — known as entomophagy ...