This cute beagle dog is sitting on the couch, minding her own business, when she hears insect sounds above her, only to be surprised by two giant spiders hanging above her head.

It sounds a little unbelievable at first. A caterpillar turns into what is basically a biological soup inside a chrysalis, ...

Caterpillars hear sound through tiny body hairs, not ears, helping them detect predators and inspiring microphone technology.

Bats are some of the most misunderstood mammals on the planet. While some do drink blood, the vast majority enjoy a diet of ...

One tiny red ant has Maui conservation crews on high alert. A single little fire ant was found last week inside the Waihe'e Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge, and experts say that lone insect could ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University revealed the first evidence for an acoustic interaction between a plant and an insect.

According to past experiments, big-eared bats use leaves as acoustic mirrors to hunt silent insects. The theory stated that ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute used a robot to mimic common big-eared bats' echolocation skills ...

Female moths avoid laying eggs on stressed plants that emit ultrasonic sounds. Instead, they choose silent, healthy plants.

A statewide DNA barcoding project aims to document California’s insects for the first time, creating a crucial baseline as ...

We live in a world where some of the most influential or fondly remembered anime gems are locked away without a streaming service to call home. At best, these trailblazing stories are relegated to ...

Brian Richter was fishing in a quiet forest when everything stopped — birds, insects, sound. Then he saw it: over 7 feet tall, mantis-like, black eyes, staring straight through him. And then… it ...