A peanut-head bug is seen in Colombia's Amacayacu National Park. Photograph by Thomas Marent, Minden Pictures/ Nat Geo Image Collection For instance, the insect has huge eyespots to appear bigger ...

"Many insects have eyespots, which suggests they are an important adaptation." The butterfly species studied, Bycyclus anyana, produces about five generations a year during both wet and dry ...

In the wet season, the bug is emblazoned with large, vibrant circles on the wings, called eyespots. Predators, confused by the spots, attack the bug’s wings under the impression they’re going ...

If a predator doesn't get the hint about the head, the peanut bug will unfurl it's wings which have two massive eye spots. With any luck, that scares the fiend away. If not, it's last defense is ...

But he’s got this. Caring for youngsters is unusual in insects, but nurturing like this by a dad is almost unheard of. After a couple of weeks, eyespots appear when the eggs are about to hatch.

The iconic eyespots that some moths and butterflies use to ward off predators likely evolved in distinct ways, providing insights into how these insects became so diverse. A new study manipulated ...

Bugs crawling on your strawberries? That’s normal, according to some experts, despite a recent TikTok trend that suggests otherwise. On the popular platform, people have been posting videos of ...

There are approximately 260 stink bug species that can be found in Canada and the U.S., according to Terminix. The invasive species is native to East Asia, but has made its way beyond this origin ...