As the population of the world balloons out of control, we're going to need a better, more abundant food source. Like everything else in the world, smaller is the answer, and when it comes to food, we're talking insects. How do you feel about eating bugs? Read More >>

Humans see the world through a pair of high resolution, single lens eyes that allow us to adjust focus and pinpoint fine details. But simpler creatures, like insects, instead rely on compound eyes that have lower resolution but offer a much wider distortion-free field-of-view that's actually better suited for lightning fast motion perception. And as researchers work towards designing autonomous drones that will behave like futuristic artificial bugs, it's only fitting that they also work to replicate how an insect sees. Read More >>

In an attempt to illustrate the harmful effects of using crack cocaine, Talent, a Brazilian ad agency created a series of posters featuring images of addicts that are slowly eaten away and destroyed by Flour beetle larvae—or mealworms. Read More >>

This little guy might not look much, but he's the world's smallest flying robotic insect — and he's taken 12 years to get into the air. Read More >>

While you'd be forgiven for thinking that this looks like a dome of bubble wrap, it's actually the world's first working compound-eye camera — which sees the world just like an insect would. Read More >>

Robots are so commonplace now that we use them to entertain kids at amusement parks. But even though modern technology has given us artificial lifeforms that can walk, talk, and even fly, there's still something utterly fascinating about pre-electronic mechanical automatons like this Vers de Soie caterpillar dating back to 1820. Read More >>

100 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still around, this spider had captured a wasp in his web. The wasp was going to be the spider's dinner. The wasp was going to die watching the spider kill him. The wasp was going to — SPLAT. At that exact moment — one hundred freaking years ago — tree resin flowed over on top of them and froze the two bugs in time for us to see now. Read More >>

Question: what's the best line of defense when you're old and crotchety and your body's not working quite like it used to? The answer, of course, is to turn yourself blue and explode when provoked. At least if you're a termite. Read More >>

If you've got 20 minutes to spare; some rudimentary hacking skills; a love for Star Wars, and a disdain for insects—you can build this modified lightsaber that zaps bugs as you swing it through the air. Read More >>

The Oak Processionary Moth is a nasty little beast. It's native to Europe, but didn't show up in the United Kingdom until 2006, when a few eggs hitched a ride on oak trees transplanted to London. Since then, it's been causing environmental chaos. Now it's threatening to seriously screw up the Summer Olympics. Read More >>

At first we couldn't believe this amazing crystal clear caterpillar wasn't a render from some art student's DeviantArt gallery. But after scrutinising the shots in Photoshop, and digging around online, it turns out this real-life gummy worm, known as the Jewel Caterpillar, is most definitely real. Read More >>

Like a real-life version of the Predator—that's barely a half-inch in size—the aptly named assassin bug wears the bodies of its victims like trophy armour after liquefying and consuming their innards. Disgusting. Read More >>

Meet Steve Schutz. Some might say he's very dedicated to his work. But others would call him downright crazy. You see Steve works in an insectarium, a place where mosquitos are born and raised. And to ensure its residents are well-fed and propagate, he serves up his bare arm once a week for dinner. Read More >>

Watching insects live their weird lives is endlessly amusing. It used to be only within the grasp of production crews with big budgets to capture such vivid detail. Nowadays, all you need is a Canon 7D and a macro lens, which is what Norwegian videographer Tor Even Mathisen used to peek in on the most intimate moments of flies, worms, snails, and spiders. Throw a majestic soundtrack down and BOOM, cinematic gold. [Vimeo via LikeCool] Read More >>

If you think this island looks like it might be the secret, centuries-old hideout of a gigantic creature, you're absolutely right. Welcome to Ball's Island, the ancient former volcano that's also the home of the land lobster. Read More >>