If you live anywhere from Pennsylvania to California, there's a chance you've seen a kissing bug crawling around, hopefully ...

Chagas disease can remain silent for years and often doesn’t surface until it’s too late for an effective treatment.

Researchers have confirmed the presence of "kissing bugs" that carry the Chagas disease in Wyoming. The CDC says the ...

Assassin bugs (also known as ambush bugs or thread-legged bugs) are one of nature's stealthiest hunters, known for their precision strikes and ability to subdue prey with incredible efficiency. But ...

The kissing bug, also known as the assassin bug, is now found in over 30 states, including Georgia and South Carolina.

I’ve read that the milkweed assassin bug will kill unwanted insects like aphids, but I am concerned that it may actually prey on monarch caterpillars when they are on milkweed plants. Can you please ...

Animals can defend themselves against their natural enemies in various ways. Well-defended species often share conspicuous body colors with other well-defended or undefended species, forming mimetic ...

A pair of natural scientists at Macquarie University in Australia, has found an example of tool use by an insect in Australian assassin bugs. In their paper published in the journal Biology Letters, ...

Scientists were surprised to find the insect’s preserved penis, which suggests it was an unknown species. By Katherine J. Wu The exclusive club of fossilized phalluses has a new member. The latest ...