When they land, patches of iridescent green make their wings appear to be glowing. The animals are Hewitsonia butterflies — and were just discovered as a new species. “The adult Hewitsonia ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting the buzz they deserve ...

Do you enjoy spending time bird-watching in the spring? If so, learn how to attract these little birds to your garden.

Deep in the tropical rainforests of northern Ecuador, researchers equipped with slingshots launched traps scented with vanilla, clove, wintergreen and eucalyptus up into the tree canopy, hoping to ...

Unable to resist a tempting aroma, the traps successfully lured their target – large iridescent ... recorded orchid bees vary in color, ranging from “brilliant metallic green or green-blue ...

Adult males have an iridescent ruby-red throat (gorget) and a white chest that contrasts with their dark throat and green sides ... Native plants like bee balm, hummingbird sage, and trumpet ...

But there are brilliant blue Osmia bees, race-car-red Nomada bees and iridescent gold-green sweat bees (so called because ...