Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera. Their front pair of wings is hardened into wing-cases, called elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. They include more ...

An exhibition at the National Gallery of Art explores the work of 16th- and 17th-century artists who captured nature’s miniature marvels, displaying it alongside specimens from the National Museum of ...

Cronk Art and Curiosities aims to engage even more Coloradans in insect-centric conservation via art, conversation, and insect pinning classes following a recent move in Downtown Colorado Springs.

Insects have long provided artists with material for their work. Shellac, derived from the resinous secretions of the female lac bug, has been used for more than 3,000 years.

Drawer demonstrations are done daily at 1 p.m. and there’s always something different for viewers to see. Also check out the vintage typewriter cases with insects illustrating the Seven Deadly Sins.

A new art exhibit popped up in Provo this summer. If you're walking down University Avenue, you might just miss it, but if ...

A show based on Levon Biss’s work that is opening at the American Museum of Natural History in June will spotlight insect decline, displaying insects that are extinct or severely threatened.

Local News Turning insects into art — this Butterfly Girl gained renown doing just that Esther Parnell Hewett spent her younger years catching butterflies and putting them in artworks.

“Chefs are showing the culinary diversity of insects.” Wade and EII co-founder Alex Carlin, an environmental studies major, have organized the Edible Insect Art Show (April 1–5) to be held in the ...

A concerned University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee art instructor challenged her students to construct insect motels out of natural, untreated materials. Each motel must provide an appropriate habitat ...

Elgin resident Mary Sweeney, who uses the art alias Horror Floral, creates works of art using ethically sourced bones, insects and repurposed funeral flowers. While Horror Floral has been making ...