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Scientists in Australia found an “assassin”-like creature covered in plant resin and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Tatarnic, Chacón, and Soley (2024) In a remote region of ...

The ability to use tools is not widespread in the animal world. It has previously been associated with mammals and birds. However, we are learning that some insects are also adept at tool use. One ...

A bug improves its hunting success by slathering itself in the sticky resin of a grass, in a rare example of tool use by insects. Australian assassin bugs, from the genus Gorareduvius, are often seen ...

Evidence suggests that humans have used tools for millions of years and now a study reckons that assassin bugs use them too. Researchers from Macquarie University in Australia say the insects use a ...