Butterflies

Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course

Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course

Avocados and monarch butterflies are on a collision course

Meet the Caribbean’s rarest animal residents

Meet the Caribbean’s rarest animal residents

Meet the Caribbean’s rarest animal residents

1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared

1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared

1 in 5 butterflies in the U.S. have disappeared

Hunting for one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father

History & Culture

Hunting for one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father

Hunting for one of the rarest butterflies—named after her father

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Animals
2024 in Review

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

How these trickster caterpillars outwit and outlast other insects

Photography
Exposure

How these trickster caterpillars outwit and outlast other insects

How these trickster caterpillars outwit and outlast other insects

Painted lady butterfly takes one of longest insect journeys

Painted lady butterfly takes one of longest insect journeys

Painted lady butterfly takes one of longest insect journeys

On the path of Latin America's greatest wildlife migration

On the path of Latin America's greatest wildlife migration

On the path of Latin America's greatest wildlife migration

Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail

Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail

Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail

These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs

Photography
Exposure

These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs

These photos are works of art—and the artists are bugs

Whales and butterflies are the real celebrities in Santa Barbara

Whales and butterflies are the real celebrities in Santa Barbara

Whales and butterflies are the real celebrities in Santa Barbara

Like a moth to a flame? A new study debunks an age-old theory

Like a moth to a flame? A new study debunks an age-old theory

Like a moth to a flame? A new study debunks an age-old theory

These national parks have some beautiful bugs—see for yourself

These national parks have some beautiful bugs—see for yourself

These national parks have some beautiful bugs—see for yourself

How to see monarch butterflies on a California road trip

How to see monarch butterflies on a California road trip

How to see monarch butterflies on a California road trip

Monarchs are actually toxic—and 5 other amazing butterfly facts

Monarchs are actually toxic—and 5 other amazing butterfly facts

Monarchs are actually toxic—and 5 other amazing butterfly facts

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