As the sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows across Arizona's arid landscape, something unexpected catches your eye — a flicker of light, then another. Fireflies, the elusive lanterns of ...

Arizona's plants and creepy crawlers are always trying to hurt you. Or at least that's how the joke goes, and it certainly does seem that way sometimes. Between the rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and ...

Insects do a lot for us and our environment. They pollinate our crops, help control pest population, provide nutrition for birds and fish and more. You can learn more about our creepy crawly friends ...

As spring approaches and flowers begin to bloom, the emergence of insect pollinators such as bees and ladybugs is a familiar sight. In Arizona, the spring months also bring forth an array of ...

PHOENIX — A serious stomach bug has hit 11 states and sickened 300 people but so far the outbreak hasn’t reached Arizona. Cyclospora is not new but the parasite is making a comeback. It can cause ...

PHOENIX — He’s blasted rock music and even their own amplified sounds at bark beetles to change their voracious eating patterns. But now, entomologist Rich Hofstetter of Northern Arizona University, ...

The Gila monster's black-and-orange scales and the black widow's iconic look embody the holiday's aesthetic. Classic spooky creatures like bats, tarantulas, and spiders are synonymous with Halloween ...

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A British film crew is in Arizona to film "Planet of the Ants," a National Geographic Television documentary about the picnic-spoiling arthropods. The filmmakers, who shot in Phoenix and Tucson over ...

VAIL, Ariz. — A couple in southern Arizona got quite the surprise when they found a Gila monster paddling around in their backyard pool — with a large black bug riding on its back. Alissa Corrado, who ...

The Maricopa harvester ant, native to Arizona and the southwest U.S., holds the world record for most toxic insect venom. Although its venom is potent, the ant is relatively docile and stings are not ...