An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of a new species of harvester ant, officially named Messor odrysarum. The discovery was made by researchers Albena Lapeva-Gjonova of ...

You feel something bite into your skin. A sharp pain shoots through your body as you look down and see a powerful insect ...

Seagulls are gorging on flying ants, which release an acid that makes the birds woozy (Picture: Shutterstock / Stephen A.

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Mutualistic partnerships between species abound across nature — but it’s a tricky dance to make sure both parties keep ...

In the middle of 2024, IGN was invited to the southern suburban fringe of Auckland in New Zealand where, in several giant sound stages nestled amidst soccer fields and service stations, director Dan ...

This nocturnal rainforest spider has evolved an unusually specialized hunting strategy, using a silk-powered snare to target ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the ...

All you ever needed to know about poison dart frogs, from why they're poisonous to where they live and what they eat ...