J. Gould et al., “Diving beetle offspring oviposited in amphibian spawn prey on the tadpoles upon hatching,” Entomol Sci, 22:393–97, 2019. While studying the conservation of endangered amphibians ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Once the grass frogs of Predjama have successfully mated, it will take two weeks for the tadpoles to emerge. But a threat still abounds, in the ...

Another terrifying insect? A six-legged larvae that can slurp up fish and fully grown bullfrogs was found at a Montana national park, officials say. Called a “water tiger,” the predaceous diving ...

When ecologist Jose Valdez and his team released 10,000 tadpoles to populate a new conservation site in Newcastle, Australia, they surrounded the area with a mesh fence to keep out hungry snakes, ...

The predator-prey relationship between frogs and beetles seems like it would be pretty obvious doesn’t it? Frog spots beetle, frog stealthily approaches beetle, frog eats beetle. Done, done and done.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opatroides punctulatus Brullé, a Mediterranean darkling beetle, has been documented in Idaho for the first time by University of ...

A beetle species’ larvae seem to bamboozle bees by smelling like flowers. This newly discovered deceptive strategy might be the first known example of an animal imitating floral scents, according to a ...