It’s true that most people do not put the words “beautiful” and “insect” together unless they’re thinking of butterflies. But there are beautiful insects out there that are not butterflies. As with ...

Sporting iridescent wings that catch light as they glide in the summer air, dragonflies are some of the most beautiful insects to inhabit this planet. Yet, when they start collecting around an area or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A monarch butterfly feeding on the rosy pink blossoms and buds of a swamp milkweed plant. Butterflies are some of the most ...

Are you a fan of embiggened bugs? Alex Wild — master of ceremonies over at Myrmecos — has just posted over 600 of his best photographs from 2011, and it is one of the most jaw-dropping collections of ...

Is it a stunning pink orchid in bloom or a cunning predator lying in wait? The orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus) may look like a flower, but it’s actually an insect! It’s one of the most beautiful ...

Butterflies are some of the most beautiful insects. There are also many beautiful moths. They have three main body regions like all insects.