Nature is full of wonders, but few are as astonishing as insects that can disguise themselves as leaves, flowers or twigs so convincingly that even predators cannot tell the difference. These masters ...

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Stink bugs get an understandably bad rap, thanks to their smelly defense mechanism. Here's how to identify the harmful ones ...

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Although they're often confused with the iridescent green June beetles, which are basically harmless to your garden, these ...

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A lyrical memoir in which Mahasweta Devi recalls her childhood in Tagore’s Santiniketan, bringing to life its people, values, ...

This spider doesn’t run or hide when danger strikes. Instead, it builds a fake version of itself — and predators fall for it.

From snails to skunks, squirrels to cicadas, most of our neighbors are quiet and seldom interact with us, but they play ...

Animal survival strategies, how animals escape predators, camouflage in animals, playing dead in the wild, animal defense ...

Diatomaceous earth is a white powder made from crushed ancient diatom fossils. Its sharp edges damage insect bodies, making ...