The Eye of Horus, an omnipresent symbol in Ancient Egypt, is often associated with amulets and burials, carrying a spiritual and protective dimension. In Egyptian mythology, Horus, son of Osiris, lost ...

In general, he looks for brightly hued specimens, butterflies in pristine condition, and little scarab beetles such as June bugs, which, unlike some larger beetles, lack the impressive jaws that ...

How about crunching into some spicy food made of roasted insects? If your reaction to this is ‘Something new? Let me try it’, you could well end up being a champion evangelist in the world ...

The cockchafer is the UK's largest scarab beetle – a group which includes dung beetles and chafers. It is unmistakeable, with brown legs and wing cases, a pointed “tail” and fan-like antennae. If ...