A research team that included members from Rice University discovered a new tiger beetle species named after the area where some were living — the Houston area. Associate professor of the Biosciences ...

Bats, as the main predator of night-flying insects, create a selective pressure that has led many of their prey to evolve an early warning system of sorts: ears uniquely tuned to high-frequency bat ...

Introduction. Physical description -- Life cycle -- Mating and mating behaviors -- Feeding behavior and prey -- Predators and parasitoids -- Seasonal patterns ...

"Lots of things fly at night," says Harlan Gough, a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Nightfall can set the stage for an acrobatic high-stakes drama in the air — a swirl of ...