We’ve all seen our fair share of strange traits and adaptations, whether in nature or online, but this might be the weirdest.

Insects usually get overlooked, but a few species go so far off the biological script that it's hard not to be curious. Some have eyes perched on stalks, legs used as display tools, or bodies so ...

If you think all moths are dull, brown, and boring, think again. Moths come in all kinds of bizarre shapes and eerie patterns, with many looking like they have flown straight out of a vivid dream — or ...

(via Be Smart) Imagine the scale of raindrops if you were the size of a small bird. Or mosquito. Flying through a drizzle should be deadly! Like flying through falling cars and boulders. And yet it’s ...

Google “are cicadas weird insects” and an Associated Press explainer is the first thing you will find. Dig into Seth Borenstein’s piece deep enough and he promises they aren’t really all that weird.