Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 5-foot-tall hornet tends to grab people’s attention. But it’s not just the horrific dimensions, or the fine detail, that cements one’s feet in front of ...

TOKYO (AP) — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful puppies, is the humble bug. The bug has been a key part of Japanese culture from the Heian era classic “The Tale of Genji ...

The perfectly manicured lawn can be a neighborhood source of envy. But the leafless yard and immaculately groomed flower beds are consuming space needed for all manner of wildlife. Native plant ...

Philadelphia might be a concrete jungle full of tall skyscrapers and rumbling cars, but the city is also home to hundreds of species of birds and plants, even snakes and slime (yes, slime). Urban ...

The resurgence of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) represents a pressing public health challenge globally. Extensive research has elucidated their biology, from host–parasite interactions and reproductive ...

It’s the last day of June and I’m standing under the overhang on my back deck protected from the last drips of a rainstorm. It’s past nine o’clock but not quite dark yet. But the yard is starting to ...

Saide hurt her paw and now she can't go to the nature playground to watch all of her favorite bugs and birds. Nature Cat and his pals head to the city to help. They build a nice place on her balcony ...