The Beetle with an Invisibility Cloak: How a Chemical “Catch-22” Traps Parasites Inside Ant Fortresses

Ant colony nests are known for their impenetrability. These highly organized insect societies will soon detect an intruder’s ...

Caught but not eaten: Smaller insects more likely to escape catfish mouths

A Kobe University study shows that small aquatic beetles survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion inside the catfish's ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Beetles Are Entirely Dependent on Ants for Survival. Here’s Why That’s Not an Evolutionary Death Sentence

Rove beetles cloak themselves in ant pheromones to sneak into the insects’ nests for protection. But in an odd catch-22, that makes them forever reliant on their hosts Sceptobius beetles groom ants to ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Tiny beetles can pose a big threat to Peninsula’s native trees

A close-up of a bark beetle near a bore hole on a tree trunk. Photo courtesy Getty Images. Welcome to our tree column, “Ask your local arborist.” Each month, arborists from the Davey Tree Expert ...

10 Insect Superpowers That Sound Fake But Are Real

Insects are easy to underestimate. They are small, everywhere, and people swat them as if they were the most insignificant creatures.