This is definitely one creature you wouldn’t want to run into in a dark alley, at least if you were around 500 million years ago. There was only one opabiniid species thought to have existed. Opabinia ...

For nearly two centuries, scientists have tried to solve an enduring mystery about a giant millipede-like animal named Arthropleura that used its many legs to roam Earth more than 300 million years ...

Rare fossils preserving the brains of creatures living more than half a billion years ago shed new light on the evolution of arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. Exquisitely preserved fossils ...

About 470 million years ago, 7-foot-long arthropods ruled the water in what is now Morocco. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The University of Wisconsin Insect Diagnostic Lab Director PJ Liesch, also known as the Wisconsin Bug Guy, studies several insect species across the state of Wisconsin. Liesch’s interest in insects ...

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