Over the course of their lives, the jumping spider Synemosyna formica wears two different ant disguises to fool preying birds.

Genetic material left behind on flowers can reveal which insects have visited.

Froghopper insects gain traction on smooth plant leaves by piercing them with tiny spikes.

Tiny insects carry the tomato spotted wilt virus, which causes infected plants to develop discolored ring-shape blotches.

Black-and-white painted skin can help protect from insect bites.

Biologists say a sound suspected to have caused headaches, nausea, and possible brain damage among diplomats is actually of insects chirping.

Moths’ scales vibrate in the frequency range of bats’ echolocation calls, perhaps helping the insects to avoid predation.

The Nikon photomicrography competition winners of 2018 include striking close-ups of a compound eye, a fern, and an insect’s bubble house.

The study authors attribute the decreases to climate change.