From venomous ants to zombie wasps, these insect predators deploy some of the grisliest hunting strategies in the natural ...

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 ...

A new species of insect that hunts with a tool has been discovered in Australia, researchers said. Photo from Ondrej Machart, UnSplash A tiny new creature has been discovered in Australia that puts ...

In parts of east Africa and Asia, there is an insect with a distinctive defense mechanism: It disguises itself by covering its body in the corpses of other insects. Known by its scientific name ...

A tiny new creature has been discovered in Australia that puts its prey in a sticky situation. The creature is a type of assassin bug that employs tools to hunt, an uncommon phenomenon in animals, ...

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 ...

Humans and primates aren't the only animals to use tools to catch dinner. A bizarre species of bug takes resin from plants, which serves as a kind of glue trap for prey, researchers have discovered.