A recent study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) reveals that, despite their outsized ecological impact ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

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Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that ...

Unusual insects are appearing in backyard spaces, and the video documents how quickly a small sighting can turn into a takeover. It focuses on bizarre behavior, unexpected numbers, and the way these ...

Take a leisurely look around the animal kingdom, and you will find some indisputable instances of play. There are plenty of ...

Thanatosis is the behavior of an animal playing dead. Read here to learn more about how and why animals feign dead!

Study shows LED streetlights suppress moth activity by 85%. Even "wildlife-friendly" amber lights cause harm, with no easy ...

For most of their history, moths navigated the night by the moon and stars. Today, that natural map is being drowned out by ...

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...

Scientists used the April 2024 solar eclipse to show how animals adjust their behavior when daylight suddenly disappears.