UD’s Insect Zoo is home to around 30 bug, tarantula and scorpion species at any given time. Most are capable of pinching, stinging or biting, but won’t do so if shown respect. The zoo inhabitants, ...

In Southeast Asia and elsewhere, insects have long been an integral part of the human diet, and nowadays scorpions can be ordered on skewers, while ants fill spring rolls and silkworms star in ...

The Department of Entomology at the University of Georgia is building a live insect zoo, with plans to open the space to the ...

The tailless whip scorpion is examined under a microscope in this video. These fascinating creatures, known scientifically as Amblypygids, hunt using large spiky appendages called pedipalps. They ...

A Nigerian trade in insects that bite While politicians prick each other, a scorpion-breeder offers herbal remedies ...