Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria’s president is capping his transformation from jihadist to global ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of giant stick insect, Acrophylla alta, in North Queensland's rainforests, ...

Maybe you're wondering why so many huge mosquito-looking bugs are flitting around your yard and getting in your house right now. Crane flies, also known as mosquito hawks thanks to their resemblance ...

Australia’s heaviest insect was discovered in a rainforest. Scientists say the Acrophylla alta is less than the size of a golf ball. Researchers found a huge bug was found in a rainforest, and it's ...

"They are related to mosquitoes in that mosquitoes are also flies—both in the Order Diptera," Molly Keck. senior program specialist and integrated pest management entomologist for Texas A&M AgriLife, ...

Q: What are these giant mosquito-like insects flying around my house. Are they dangerous? Do I need to do something about them? A: These are crane flies (Tipulidae species). Although they look like ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet ...