Yesterday evening, MBHI staff gathered in the Roxy annex to take in a bug-themed movie during our monthly staff meeting. We selected Arachnophobia, a 1990 Steven Spielberg thriller about a […]

We’re on a bit of a plant kick at MBHI this week. Maybe Western Montana’s first false spring has us ready to get our hands in the dirt. Or perhaps […]

Insects show a remarkable ability to learn and retain memories. Honeybees not only remember directions from fellow workers to find suitable foraging grounds, but can also sniff out landmines when […]

Birds do it. Bees do it. Bugs do it (usually). While the jury is out on whether bugs can experience emotional love, they’ve certainly come up with some interesting ways of […]

Sleep is nearly universal within animals. Though it may present differently between species, everyone needs a rest now and then. Insects are no exception. Sleep signatures in insects resemble those […]

Play is usually identified as a uniquely mammalian trait. We recognize it in our pets, non-human primates, and wild animals. But we don’t often recognize it in non-mammalian animals, especially […]

New species always seem to turn up in the unlikeliest of places. We recently covered the newly described species of beetle found outside of Woonoongoora Lamington National Park in tropical North Queensland. […]

As many of our supporters know, the Butterfly House and Insectarium doesn’t just house insects; our collection holds a myriad of arthropods, from spiders to millipedes to centipedes and more. […]

Winter is a time for rest; life enters a quiet state of dormancy as plants die back, animals take shelter or migrate, and the snow (finally, the snow!) muffles what […]