They may be small, but many are exceptionally mighty – and insects are some of the most formidable predators on the planet, from those that sting, to those that work together to overpower their prey.

Close-up of Pseudoproscopia latirostris, a unique grasshopper species with an elongated head. Native to South America, it uses its distinctive shape as camouflage in ...

Some insects look more like aliens than they do insects. One example is a grasshopper that is able to survive by not looking like one at all. The Peruvian jumping stick has a unique appearance for a ...

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An infographic showing the average declines in abundance of key terrestrial insect groups due to invasive alien species. The extent of declines varies across species and regions. Insects are often ...

Scarlett Howard currently has funding from the Australian Research Council and the Hermon Slade Foundation. Adrian Dyer receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Alexander von ...

While many actors have taken on leading roles in the Alien and Predator franchises over the years, the most iconic stars of these stories are still Sigourney Weaver and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Weaver ...