Maybe you too could create your own Lego set (Picture: Lego) Rather than cars or buildings, the latest Lego set features three colourful insects, with designs inspired by ordinary Lego fans. Any that ...

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working reference libraries, containing pinned and labeled insects so that naturalists ...

LEGO collectors have loved growing and building their brick gardens with the new floral and plant sets. However, things are getting a new creepy crawler release that will display beautifully with ...

A Titan beetle specimen can reach a high and profitable valuation, but only after meeting specific requirements. The Titan beetle, a member of the Cerambycidae family, is difficult to find due to its ...

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Researchers who saved a collection containing about 200,000 creepy crawlers from destruction hope the specimens can be used to uncover the impacts of climate change on the critter's evolution. Decades ...

There are so many insects in the world it’s impossible to comprehend their actual numbers. There are just too many of them! Even if you could picture how many are out there you wouldn’t want to. Their ...

To the human eye, the display cases of iridescent butterflies and delicate blooms in the archives of the Natural History Museum are objects of interest and beauty. To Anthrenus sarnicus, a tiny beetle ...

The University of Newcastle has taken delivery of almost three thousand insects, donated to its Natural History Illustration Program. The donation was made by Doctor George Hangay and his wife ...

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The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a reputation that borders on myth, given that it’s rarely seen alive, which is why ...