Sometimes you have to fake it to make it. Scientists from Peking University in China have discovered a spider species that does exactly that by mimicking the behavior of ants to avoid being eaten. To ...

We typically think of camouflage in nature in terms of bodily coloration, enabling the species to blend in with the background and evade predators. But previous studies have documented locomotor ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Some ants might actually not be ants at all, and instead be other animals pretending to be them. Pictures from a new ...

Sun spiders, also known as camel spiders, aren’t actually spiders at all. They have a fearsome reputation and will prey on a variety of insects, ranging from wasps to silverfish. Although sun spiders ...

Ant‐eating spiders represent a fascinating model of trophic specialisation and adaptive evolution. These predators exhibit a narrow dietary spectrum (myrmecophagy), targeting specific ant taxa by ...

Near the southern edge of China is a sprawling rainforest rich with diverse wildlife. Researchers exploring in the forest, known as the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, recently found some ...

The creatures were found in the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in China’s Yunnan Province, scientists said in a new study. Photo by ki Zhang on Unsplash Near the southern edge of China is a ...