COTO DE CAZA – Inside a mesh-walled tent, Jeremy Smith of Fountain Valley watched butterflies perch on his sons’ and grandson’s hats and shoulders. “How could you not love these things?” he asked, ...

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CHESTERFIELD, Mo–The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park hosted a cicada cooking class today with the “Bug Chef,” who cooked up two popular shrimp-based dishes, but instead with cicadas. Tad ...

Research from the University of Warwick has revealed that butterfly caterpillars use sophisticated rhythmic signals to communicate with ants, helping them gain protection, food, and access to ant ...

Would you eat a bug? Could you eat a bug? It sounds like the start of a Dr. Seuss children's book, but it is a culinary adventure you can try at Butterfly Wonderland, the large butterfly atrium at ...

Located just 12 miles east of downtown Traverse City, the G.T. Butterfly House & Bug Zoo is a wellspring of natural wonder for nature lovers and explorers of all ages. Having overcome the unforeseen ...

Linda Auld has a thing for bugs. The self-proclaimed "Bug Lady" has spent more than 35 years learning everything she can about insects. That interest has developed into a passion for butterflies -- ...

LANSING, Mich. — Move over monarch butterfly; a large and fast-moving dragonfly is also vying for designation as Michigan’s official state insect. A bill introduced this week in Lansing would ...

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA – Locals joined insect and butterfly enthusiasts Sunday under the oaks at Thomas F. Riley Wilderness Park to learn about some of their favorite things. Dr. Sue brought her ...

John Cambridge, CEO of the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion, is visited by a giant owl butterfly in the new pavilion. (Emma Lee/WHYY) The giant owl butterfly is named for the large ...