Sometimes you have to fake it until you make it. Well, at least for some animals, you have to pretend to be scary and dangerous until you’re no longer on the verge of being eaten. Pretending to be an ...

Traps are to be set for Asian hornets after the species was found in Wales earlier this year.

09:42, Thu, Sep 4, 2025 Updated: 09:42, Thu, Sep 4, 2025 An urgent alert's been issued after ‘voracious predator’ the yellow-legged Asian hornet was worryingly spotted in northern England. The warning ...

The study found shimmering to be an effective defense. The authors think the movement makes the bees harder to see, possibly ...

In a new National Geographic docuseries, viewers get a look inside a bee hive. The series is called Secrets of the Bees — and ...

A resident of Thailand's Nakhon Ratchasima province witnessed a fascinating spectacle last week. A swarm of bees gathered around their nest created rhythmic and hypnotic waves. The mesmerizing ...

The invading Asian hornets hovers, biding their time outside the bumblebee colony. When a worker returns, one hornet grabs her mid-air. In a flash, it overpowers her, decapitating the bee then ...

'They are specialised honey bee predators and beekeepers are concerned,' writes Dr Gavin Broad, a wasp expert at the Natural History Museum. 'It's a distinctive enough species that people notice it - ...

‘Fringe’ research suggests the insects that are essential to agriculture have emotions, dreams and even PTSD, raising complex ethical questions When Stephen Buchmann finds a wayward bee on a window ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...