An insect that harvests and modifies plant resin to snare its prey adds to a growing body of evidence that suggests we may be underestimating the cunning of invertebrate animals. The assassin bug ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it’s not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths and ...

Have you ever wondered just how fast some insects can move? While they may be tiny, many insects are built for incredible ...

Prehistoric insects reached sizes far beyond anything seen today, driven by environmental conditions that allowed their ...

Most caterpillars spend their days chewing leaves and preparing for the long transformation into butterflies or moths. That ...

Insects make up to 90% of all animal species on the planet, and most of them can be found in the tropics, the regions around ...