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 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In parts of east Africa and Asia, there is an insect with a distinctive defense mechanism: It disguises itself by ...

There’s an assassin on the loose in Australia — but not the kind you might be thinking. As detailed in a recent study published in the journal Biology Letters, scientists have discovered a new type of ...

A Colombian researcher has spent years scouring museum collections around the world to help answer a big question: how many different kinds of assassin bugs are there? The New World resin bugs ...

Learning to recognize the insects of the garden is so helpful in order that we don’t destroy the beneficial predators which aid us. Now who, among us, would love to see this monster on our flowers?

The ability to use tools is not widespread in the animal world. It has previously been associated with mammals and birds. However, we are learning that some insects are also adept at tool use. One ...

With an appearance only a mother could love, wheel bugs also are called assassin bugs. They look to me like miniature dinosaurs or some other prehistoric creature that are found fossilized in rocks 50 ...