Dr Svenson comes to Oxford University from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (Ohio, USA), where he was curator of Invertebrate Zoology and, since 2022, chief science officer.

What would you do if you felt eyes watching you, turned around, and saw a seven-foot insect-like creature? Since 2006, people ...

With lightning-fast strikes, stealthy movements, and deadly precision, the praying mantis is one of nature’s most formidable ...

A praying mantis slowly approaches a 3D printed model of a wasp before striking. The model is moved using a motor as mantises will ignore static prey ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick ...