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 ...

This is a stealthy, predatory insect, and it’s one of my favorites in the world of entomology: Meet the Assassin Bug (aw, isn’t it cute?). From the family of Reduviidae insects, these make up one of ...

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 ...

A pair of natural scientists at Macquarie University in Australia, has found an example of tool use by an insect in Australian assassin bugs. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, ...

Assassin bugs inject toxic saliva into their prey. Jewel wasps lay eggs inside other insects, and the larva devour their hosts from the inside out. House flies vomit digestive juices onto their food ...

A new species of "assassin bug" — a type of gutsy predatory insect that neutralizes prey using its thorny front legs and sharp, needlelike mouth — has been discovered deep in a limestone cave in ...