The strange globes crowning Bocydium’s body resemble globs of Cordyceps, an insect-killing fungus common in rainforests. Though the pronota are large, they’re also hollow and lightweight ...

We estimate that about 80 percent of the Goliathus cacicus population has been wiped out in Côte d'Ivoire if we consider the amount of forest destroyed for cocoa farming. Goliathus regius has ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

And it's eating a banana. One of over three thousand types of fruit that grow in the rainforest. There's an insect too! A butterfly. They can taste fruit through their feet. Imagine that!

Misunderstood and often feared, insects play a crucial role in nature – something that 31-year-old Wendy Zhang hopes to ...

The world’s rainforests are disappearing even before they are fully explored. These ecosystems are thought to harbor tens of ...

These insects, native to the tropical rainforests of southeast Asia, are “known for their exquisite beauty and striking resemblance to orchid flowers” and require highly specialized care ...

Conservationists emphasize preserving rainforests and engaging local communities ... One of the world’s largest insects, the Goliath beetle, is teetering on the edge of extinction, and the ...