A very wise and sneaky species of ant creates a trap to capture prey within a plant, all while protecting the plant itself.

She shares her desi jugaad to keep cockroaches and ants away. Discover her kitchen hack and smart pest-proofing essentials for a cleaner pantry.

This EcoSmart plant-based formula uses essential oils, like clove and thyme, and can be used to treat lawns of pests like ...

A white vinegar spray can help disrupt the scent trails that ants use to navigate, making treated areas less attractive to them. This simple homemade solution can also be used to clean surfaces.

Deep in the forests of Chhattisgarh, India, the Bison Horn Maria tribe welcomes the group with towering horned headdresses, powerful dances and repeated cups of homemade liquor. After the village pig ...

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider ...

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey. By K. R. Callaway In the dead of night, a predator lays its traps in the ...

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

There's more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal sheet webs or tangled cobwebs that ensnare crawling insects. There's also ...

When most silk-spinning spiders hunt, they build a web and wait for prey to blunder into it. But a newly discovered species from Australia instead uses its silk to craft a spring-loaded, cone-shaped ...

Ajay Narendra, Pranav Joshi, Daniele Liprandi, Gregory J Anderson, Jonas Wolff, CC BY There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build ...

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