A group of red ants forming a bridge across two leaves. - Fermate/Getty Images Although scientists have identified over 12,000 species of ants, you'll be relieved to know that only a few are likely to ...

It's always fun to watch birds perched on your backyard trees or feeding stations. And if they happen to be a rare sight in your area? You could easily spend a few hours looking up their ID, logging ...

Humans are animal chauvinists: we like our insects pretty. As fall arrives, the monarch butterfly and praying mantids may stoke human sympathy.

Ticks don't just live in our homes and yards, they also breed there, laying small clusters of eggs that produce hundreds of offspring in a matter of weeks.

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play important roles in the world.

Researchers using museum specimens uncovered alarming population declines in unique Fijian ants tied to human impacts.

These little black beasts can be infuriating, but luckily it's not terribly hard to evict them from your home. Here's how.

During his days in Nanjing, I was busy teaching, and he wandered around aimlessly. On June 4, while in the Purple Mountain, he wrote what would become his last poem, “The Road in the Mountains”. June ...