In order to protect against summer's stinging insects, inspect your yard for signs of hives or nests. Pay attention to common nesting spots, including overhangs, eaves and the underside of porches and ...

After a couple of weeks of silence, a distinctive sound of summer has returned to treetops across New Jersey: See-see-see-see-see. The cicadas are back. During recent days, these noisy insects have ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio - The arrival of warm spring temperatures also means the arrival of cicadas, which are expected to start filling the air with their iconic buzzing sounds as soon as next week in some ...

That was the idea, anyway, but scientists wanted to be sure, so they designed an experiment to find out. The team recorded bats in the act of making their buzzing defense call and played those ...

Some bats buzz like wasps and bees when grasped, and the sound seems to deter predatory owls. The findings reveal what may be the first known case of a mammal mimicking an insect, researchers report ...

In Batesian mimicry, a harmless species imitates a more dangerous one in an evolutionary 'ruse' that affords the mimic protection from would-be predators. Now, researchers have discovered the first ...