Ladybugs are insects that are part of the Coccinellidae (beetle) family. Similar to other beetles, ladybugs have a hard exoskeleton. They have rounded backs topped with shell-like forewings called ...

Every spring, I see spiny bugs that look like tiny alligators. They spend all day chomping up other insects outside my window. I asked my friend Rich Zack about them. He’s an insect scientist at ...

Heaps of ladybugs recently turned branches, leaves and patches of trees along a Santa Monica Mountains trail into a moving jumble of red wings and tiny black dots. A cold spell may be the reason for ...