SCRANTON – Standing patiently with outstretched hands, Audree Goble received what she wanted. The 3-year-old stared at the scorpion in her hands with a smile on her face. Audree met her new friend at ...

The Smithsonian O. Orkin Insect Safari is the latest educational exhibit to hit the road. No permission slips have been passed out, no chaperones have been rounded up. Yet the 1,017 students who ...

Associate Professor and Curator of Insects, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida Insects are everywhere – in backyards, balconies and the park down the street. In fact, numerically ...

Did you know maggots can paint, or what fried mealworms taste like - or even what a roach feels like crawling across your hand? Those are just a few of the things third graders could learn at the ...

Perfect for cool summer camp projects or favors at a bug-themed birthday party, these bug houses are fun and educational crafts for kids. Cut a large hole in the lid of the container, then allow your ...

Bugs often get a bad rap, but teacher Phil Dreste says insects, isopods, and spiders—the creepy-crawlies of horror movies—are actually a powerful teaching tool that can confer some of the same ...