They are the smallest animals.But they are essential to the health of our planet.We find them under the soil, hidden in plant ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch ...

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

The plan would treat approximately 17,328 acres of land in the greater Eastern Panhandle, including the counties of Berkeley, ...

A recent study showed butterfly populations decreased by 22 percent since 2000. Find out what flowers you can plant to ...

Mounting scientific evidence indicates that native plants provide a far more complete set of vital services to our ecosystems ...

The animal world is always full of surprises. Even a long-studied species can hold a few secrets hidden between their fur or ...

A chance encounter in a Panama rainforest has uncovered a new defensive behavior in white-necked jacobin hummingbird chicks.

The first time Camilla saw a caterpillar, she mistook the creature for a more fantastical apparition: a dragon wearing ...

The caterpillars of these butterflies develop special glands that secrete a nectar-like substance to attract ants. The ants ...

Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.