Insect defecation may not seem like one of the pressing scientific inquiries of our time, but in fact the faeces of these wee creatures serves an extraordinary variety of functions in bug and human ...

Scientists have discovered a species of bat has learned to buzz like hornets to discourage predatory owls from eating them. It is the first ever case in mammals of what is known as Batesian mimicry, ...

Death-feigning behaviour, commonly known as thanatosis or tonic immobility, is a widespread antipredator strategy among insects. By adopting a state of immobility that mimics death, insects can reduce ...