A Kobe University study shows that small aquatic beetles survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion inside the catfish's mouth and being spat out alive. This research contributes to a deeper ...

A light poke is sometimes enough to make an insect collapse into complete stillness. Legs fold in, movement stops, and, for a ...

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are studying parasitoid wasps as a potential biological control for the invasive spotted lanternfly. The spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper from ...

The surprising escapes from near-death situations of beetles and other small animals illustrate how both prey and predators can adapt to challenges over time. Regimbartia attenuata beetles have the ...

Hidden within the tiny world of insects, a macro wildlife camera captured an intense close-up encounter between a red predatory bug and its struggling prey perched on a flower. At first glance the ...

Some animals survive not by being the strongest or the fastest, but by convincing every predator and prey around them that ...

Some of the fiercest beasts of prey in your garden are on your side. They’re predatory insects that protect your plants by ...

Most predators are opportunistic hunters. If a species is open to eating multiple types of prey, it can improve its odds of finding food and surviving. However, some predators have taken a very ...

BASF has launched a biological attractant in the UK designed to draw ladybirds, lacewings and other natural aphid enemies ...