Assassin bugs get their terrifying name from their stealthy nature. Read here to learn more about these insects' stings.

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 ...

In parts of east Africa and Asia, there is an insect with a distinctive defense mechanism: It disguises itself by covering its body in the corpses of other insects. Known by its scientific name ...

According to Torsten Dikow, curator in the entomology department at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, assassin flies are “aggressive, visual predators that perch on vegetation and ...

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

Insects are all around us, but some get our attention more than others. In this week's Wild Moment, Jack Hubley shows us one that's bugging many News 8 viewers.VIDEO: Watch this week's Wild ...

Dec. 21—Continuing with the theme of misinformation surrounding certain assassin bugs, this week's featured creature is the wheel bug (Arilus cristatus). In the comment sections of a couple of videos ...

The dictionary has several meanings for the word assassin. It says a worthless person, a hashish user or a murderer especially for hire. All of these are correct, but it leaves out another fact: They ...

Experts say "kissing bugs" are spreading in the U.S. Know where they are, how to identify them and how to know the symptoms ...

Venom researchers from The University of Queensland have uncovered a unique and complex venom system within the tiny assassin bug. UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience's Dr. Andrew Walker said the ...