Shrimp look an awful lot like bugs. The exoskeletons, jointed legs and compound eyes of both groups of living things give ...

Good bugs pollinate our food crops, enrich and fertilize the soil, eat our garbage and provide food for wildlife.

The latest in molecular phylogenetics has taught us that both crustaceans and insects are part of the same family, Pancrustacea, and that insects were a branch that left the sea and adapted to the ...

Cape May is well known for its ghost tours and haunted Victorian lore—but you don’t have to wait until Halloween to go ...

Examples of arthropods include insects, arachnids (spiders), and crustaceans. Insects and their relatives are not all bad actors. Most are crucial to a healthy environment and ecosystem. One example ...

The extra legs caterpillars have appear have origins in the primitive crustaceans that insects evolved from during the Ordovician period over 400 million years ago.

The difference between bugs and insects comes down to more than just semantics. Both terms have scientific definitions.

In addition, Adamo doubts that tiny insect brains—similar in size and complexity to crustacean brains—can support the neural infrastructure required for rich, subjective experiences.

I occasionally write about insect pests and what to do about them. However, I also know that not everyone is an entomologist, and it might be good to take a step backward this week to ensure a better ...