Whenever beetles get thirsty, all they need to do is take a sip of water — through their butts. This unconventional method of quenching their thirst is a way for the insects to stay hydrated, since ...

One in five animal species on the planet are beetles, with around 400,000 species officially described but scientists believing there could be as many as 1.5 million different types of these resilient ...

Some beetles “drink” using their butts, and scientists are starting to understand how. Red flour beetles, a major agricultural pest, open their anus to get water vapor in the air flowing into the ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

Because of their small size, water beetles might have been kicked around since they were born — but thanks to abnormal survival strategies, they're "stayin' alive" after predators eat them. Meet the ...

Hunting for Wild Insects & Crabs! In this video, we venture deep into nature to find dung beetles on trees and catch crabs in the water, preparing them for a unique and delicious grilled insect meal!

Many species have evolved ingenious mechanisms to be able to improbably survive in the harshest conditions in the world. One company has taken inspiration from one of those species — the Namibian ...