WASHINGTON (CNN) --"The creator must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles." Dr. David Furth recalls his favorite quote as he walks into a room filled with the hard-shelled insects. Some are the ...

Insect specimens that have puzzled museum curators for decades turn out to represent a lineage so odd that scientists have named a new order just for them, the first one created in 87 years. The order ...

Researchers have discovered a 100-million-year-old insect preserved in amber with a triangular head, almost-alien and 'E.T.-like' appearance and features so unusual that it has been placed in its own ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. National Museum of Natural History (U ...

THE discovery of a new insect order, the first since 1915, has been announced by an international team of scientists, bringing the total number of insect orders to 31. While scientists have discovered ...

It's a once-in-a-lifetime event. The creatures pictured here are members of the first new order of insects to be discovered since before the First World War. The Mantophasmatodea, as they have been ...

Introduction -- Insects, spiders, and people -- Scope and arrangement of this guide -- Classification -- What is an insect? -- The body plan of insects and entognaths -- Growth and development of ...

Web posted at: 12:41 PM EST (1741 GMT) Overview: CNN Student News correspondent Michael McManus interviews Dr. David Furth about classification and identification of insects. Examine the ...