Shacking up with tarantulas, scorpions, and ants would be a nightmare for most people. But for others, these creepy-crawlies are welcome companions and collectables. Global demand for exotic pets is ...

As the demand for butterflies, spiders, ants and other terrestrial invertebrates grows worldwide, researchers in a recent study say better policy and regulation coverage can help ensure sustainability ...

When I was about 7 or 8 years old, my biology-professor dad brought me a present home from work: a jar of sticks. Or at least that’s what I thought it was. When some of them started moving he ...

While people pay good money to get rid of cockroaches and other creepy-crawlies, Kris Messenger has dedicated her life to spruiking the benefits of bugs. The insect ecologist said invertebrates were ...