A national conservation group is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance protections for an ultra-rare species of beetle that is only found in certain environments unique to California’s ...

A researcher discovered an interesting tiger beetle in the Midwestern State University insect collection. The MSU Texas collection, featuring specimens collected by the late Walter Dalquest, is ...

TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Willcox Playa tiger beetle under the Endangered Species Act. The rare tiger beetle ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect San Joaquin tiger beetles under the Endangered Species Act. The beetles live only in ...

The Salt Creek tiger beetle, with its big eyes, olive green body and long legs, gets its name because it captures its prey with its mouth in a “tiger-like” manner. There are only 263 Salt Creek tiger ...

Officially, Earth boasts roughly two million species. Unofficially, scientists suspect there could be millions — perhaps over 100 million — more. Each year, scientists add thousands of new species to ...

A call has gone out to residents of Iowa and Illinois to keep their eyes open for the emerald ash borer, an exotic pest of ash trees that is emerald green in color and one-half inch in length. Because ...