The spider cricket is a common American pest. This insect gets its name from its spindly, spider-like legs, but it’s not a true spider. This pest typically lives in caves and forests ...

In my last column I wrote about the cicada killer wasp. An extraordinary large wasp that kills cicadas to feed the wasp’s offspring. I think it sparked some interest in insects in general ...

“Bell crickets have taken a rest from singing in a chorus of insects.” Onomatopoeic words, such as those expressing the sounds of insects, as well as mimetic words like “soo(tto),” appear ...