If you love figs, you may have heard some unsettling lore about them: that every fig hides a wasp, because these insects need ...

Our team of behavioural ecologists found that the behaviour of certain fig wasps, long considered textbook examples of precise adaptation, is far from perfect. Previous research on fig wasps, but ...

When I started writing this article, I searched for the best word to describe how plants attract bees, ants, wasps, butterflies, and even bats to help with pollination. Five words came to mind: ...

While we bundle up for fall, countless insects have been preparing all summer, by transforming parts of plants into safe ...