Most of us have had great experiences with butterflies. These delicate, mystical insects capture our attention as they flit from flower to flower, especially in the springtime. But have you ever ...

Butterflies are whimsical insects that just about everyone loves, even your Aunt Tilda, who loses her mind whenever she sees any insect. They come in a rainbow of colors and love to visit flowers in ...

Monarch butterflies possess a potent chemical armor. As caterpillars, they eat plants filled with toxic cardenolides that build up in their bodies and make them unpalatable to most—but not ...

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus offers the perfect habitat for professors and students. It turns out a rare tropical butterfly, whose survival as a species depends on a plant ...

When you think of mice, you might picture them nibbling on pieces of cheese — not chowing down on monarch butterflies. But that’s exactly what’s happening in the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly ...

Video above: How to help the monarch butterfly now that they're listed as endangeredBee populations are declining. More than half of the bat species in the United States are in severe decline or ...

Atala butterflies – scientific name, Eumaeus atala – were once considered extinct in Florida. The colorful insects can be seen among the coontie and other landscaping behind Crosley Campus Center and ...

While more intense and prolonged drought is the most obvious impact, a growing concern is the effect of extreme heat -- particularly on butterflies."Because butterflies are some of the most sensitive ...

At the largest winter monarch aggregation in central Mexico, scientists have observed that rodents attack monarchs that fall to the ground. Biologists have now discovered that the western harvest ...