Khamis leads a team that found the larvae of Kenyan mealworm beetles eating through polystyrene, a common type of plastic, with the bacteria in their guts breaking down the material through digestion.

THE rhinoceros beetles have reached big villages in Rendova Island, sparking fear of total destruction to coconut plantations in the near future. In the Christmas and New Year festive season, Solomon ...

Carpet beetles (Anthrenus verbasci) don't bite humans, though their larvae can cause a reaction if they come into contact with the skin of someone who's sensitive to the larvae's tiny hairs. These ...

The Hercules Beetle is a rhinoceros beetle species that can grow up to 1.75 – 2.5 inches ... The Hercules Beetle is a fascinating creature with unique eating habits, particularly in its larval stage.

Insect specimen of a rhinoceros beetles. Image via Depositphotos Pests can emit distinctive odours that can ... These insects often lay eggs on fabrics, and the larvae cause the most damage as they ...

The zebra that died in a zoo in Essex after an "incident" with a rhinoceros was killed after the larger animal unintentionally punctured its stomach. Colchester Zoo had revealed over the weekend ...

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A zebra died after a rhino unintentionally punctured its stomach, Colchester Zoo said. More details have been released by the zoo about the incident on Friday, which occurred in its mixed species ...

Taiwanese capital Taipei, cameraman Oliver Mueller filmed rhino beetles duelling on a tree trunk. The close filming gave the series a beetle's-eye view of the struggles between competing males ...

A zebra has died at a zoo following an incident involving a rhino, a spokesperson said. Colchester Zoo said the incident took place at about 14:00 GMT at the mixed species African habitat between ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture officials are again asking for property owners in the Lower Valley to have their yards sprayed to kill invasive Japanese beetle larvae. Mailers from the ...

“People moving plants out of the quarantined area can unknowingly spread Japanese beetle larvae. When the larvae develop into adult beetles in the spring or summer, they can infest new locations. This ...