insects

Indiana’s State Insect is the magical lightning bug. Learn its history, fun facts, and how to help fireflies thrive in your backyard.

I used to think house centipedes were the worst - until I found out what they really do. Turns out, these creepy crawlies might be the heroes of the house!

No, they are not trying to give their yards a much needed bath.

A massive brood of 17-year cicadas will soon emerge across parts of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Here's what you need to know about the noisy invasion.

Before you exchange your snow shovel for your garden rake in a few weeks, take a pause and just let things be.

If you've been noticing some new houseguests of the small, winged variety, you may think you have a ladybug invasion, but they may actually be something else.

Velvet ant is such a nice name for a creature that inflict a lot of pain and is rumored to be able to drop a cow.

House centipedes look downright terrifying, but are they household menaces or actually creepy allies?

Giant Water Bugs, also known as toe-biters, are common in Indiana. How big are they, and are they dangerous to humans? Here's what you should know.

They are going to need a whole team of people to clean up this neighborhood.

It looks like someone tried (and failed) to combine two different insects into one. It's a real thing though, and this one was found in Evansville, IN.

One species of longhorn beetle, common to Indiana and the Tri-State, uses a unique defense mechanism that some say sounds like "beetle cussing."