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 ...

In the evergreen forests of Vietnam, researchers scoured the dense vegetation in search of “assassins.” While these killers pose no threat to people beyond a possible bite if provoked, they are ...

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 ...

Tool use is widely reported across a broad range of the animal kingdom, mainly among vertebrates. Now, however, Chinese researchers have identified a remarkable example of tool use in the insect world ...

The West African assassin bug has a unique fashion instinct. In its nymph stage, the rapacious critter covers itself with a dust coat adorned with dead ants, termites, and flies whose bodies it has ...