Pictured: An Acanthaspis petax nymph with ant carcasses on its back. The insect can use the carcasses of other insects as a disguise or defense mechanism. Image courtesy of Kurt/Orionmystery.

This modern-day assassin bug stacks dead ant bodies on its back to confuse predators. Mohd Rizal Ismail. Imagine you’re wandering in the forests near Lake Victoria, in Kenya or Tanzania, when ...

15 common bugs in your backyard that will freak you out. ... The most noticeable physical characteristic of the insect is the spikey, half-wheel of armor along its back.

You know those displays of labelled insects stuck on pins? Well, they decay over time, and sometimes even get eaten BY an insect known as the museum beetle. That's why German scientists have ...

It involves a bacterium called Hodgkinia that split into two distinct species, while living in the cells of an insect. There is no barrier. Sardines in a can have nothing on Hodgkinia .

This Insect Uses Its Victims’ Carcasses As Camouflage. Acanthaspis petax, a type of assassin bug, stacks dead ant bodies on its back to confuse predators ...