Some insects like mantids and grasshoppers have evolved in amazing ways in nature to blend into their environments to allow them both to hide from predators and capture their prey. From leaf insects ...

Through pollination and feeding on all parts of plants, insects influence which plants thrive, which struggle, and even ...

What initially draws my eyes to the tall, stalky plant growing near the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the round, green bulge in a stem near its crown. Called ...

Summertime comes with lengthy days, warm sunshine, beach visits, and beautiful greenery in the forest. However, summertime also comes with mosquitos, biting flies, and other insects that we consider ...

They began blooming about mid-July. Since then, various species spread and filled the roadsides and fields with continuous flowers. Except for a white one that grows along the shores of Lake Superior, ...

Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their own benefit. One example is mimicry, where one species (the mimic) has evolved to resemble another ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.

Get to know the bat-eared fox, an insect-eating creature found in the grasslands and savannas of Africa (and also the Smithsonian’s National Zoo.) Mike Bock This peculiar-looking canine lives in the ...

Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...

Eusocial insects represent one of nature’s most sophisticated social systems, in which chemical communication forms the backbone of colony cohesion and regulation. Chemical signals, including ...

The ever-growing field of animal healing called zoopharmacognosy refers to behaviors animals use to medicate themselves or their relatives by ingesting or topically applying plants, soils, and insects ...