Assassin bugs (also known as ambush bugs or thread-legged bugs) are one of nature's stealthiest hunters, known for their precision strikes and ability to subdue prey with incredible efficiency. The ...

Assassin bugs (also known as ambush bugs or thread-legged bugs) are one of nature's stealthiest hunters, known for their precision strikes and ability to subdue prey with incredible efficiency.

Most people associate tool use with dolphins, primates and birds, but it seems insects can do it too. Find out more.

In a remote region of northern Australia, a black creature scraped some sticky resin off a plant and smeared the substance on ...

The assassin bug belongs to the Reduviidae family, a large and diverse group of insects that includes over 7,000 species of assassin bugs found all over the world. These small flying insects are ...

They quickly realized they’d discovered a new species: Gorareduvius gajarrangarnang, or the spinifex-dwelling assassin bug. Spinifex-dwelling assassin bugs are “commonly found on spinifex ...