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How insect bodies work and how to tell species apart, from the chitin exoskeleton and compound eyes to the key wing, leg, and antennae features that make field identification possible.

Bees and wasps range from gentle pollinators to fiercely defensive nest-builders. These guides cover honey bees, bumblebees, hornets, yellowjackets, and paper wasps, their behavior, nests, and how to stay safe around them.

Beetles are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, from horned rhinoceros beetles that wrestle for mates to click beetles that snap themselves into the air. These guides cover beetle identification, life cycles, diet, and behavior.

Why insects do what they do, from courtship and communication to foraging and defense, plus practical, evidence-based ways to manage the ones that become pests.

Butterflies, from the migrating monarch to the shimmering blue morpho, are among the most beloved insects. These guides cover their life cycles, feeding, identification, and the remarkable journeys some of them make.

Insects have shaped human belief for millennia, from scarab beetles rolling the Egyptian sun to crickets as luck and cicadas as rebirth. These guides explore the folklore, symbolism, and stories built around the six-legged world.

Ancient aerial hunters that patrol ponds and streams, dragonflies and their slimmer damselfly cousins are among the most acrobatic insects alive. These guides cover how to tell them apart, their aquatic youth, and their flight.

A firefly's glow is a chemical reaction called bioluminescence, and each species flashes its own coded pattern to find a mate. These guides cover how the light works, why populations are declining, and where to see them.

Flies and mosquitoes are among the most consequential insects for the home and for human health. These guides cover mosquitoes, houseflies, and fruit flies, their biology, the risks they carry, and how to control them.

The jumping, singing insects of summer, and the swarming locust phase that can strip fields bare. These guides cover cricket song, grasshopper anatomy, the locust swarm trigger, and their life cycles.

Where insects live and the roles they play, from backyard habitats to global ecosystems, how insects evolved to dominate the planet, and the rare and beneficial species at the edges of the six-legged world.

Loved by gardeners because a single ladybug can eat thousands of aphids in its life, these beetles are pest control on six legs. These guides cover their biology, life cycle, and how to attract the native kinds.

The praying mantis is an ambush predator that can turn its head to watch you, strikes in a fraction of a second, and sometimes eats its mate. These guides cover its hunting, biology, and behavior.