The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on conditions such as light levels and how many predators are around.

Predators and the environment determine why some animals use camouflage to avoid being eaten, while others use bright colors to warn them off, new research reveals. Published today in the journal ...

The weather is changing and many of us are noticing an uptick in the nuisance bites caused by several insects.

Nature's most cunning predators don't always rely on brute force. This article reveals ten incredible animals that master ...

Nicknamed “aphid wolves,” lacewings are beneficial insects with a voracious appetite for common pests. These generalist predators consume various prey in their larval and adult stages. Surprisingly, ...

Sierra Allen took this photo in the Valley of a Praying Mantis in the leaves of a Japanese maple. Though it is difficult to ...

Bioluminescence in insects, a captivating natural phenomenon, serves various purposes like attracting mates and deterring ...

For the first time, scientists documented direct evidence of a bat preying on a bird at high altitude. During spring and fall migrations, billions of birds take to the night skies. The high-altitude ...

Cabbage moths, corn borers and other plant-eating insects crucial to ecosystems have declined dramatically in East Asia over the past two decades — along with dragonflies and other predator insects ...