Kelli Carroll, a zookeeper at the Lake Superior Zoo, introduces The Lift to the zoo’s blue-death feigning beetles.

CINCINNATI — The blue feigning-death beetle may be masterful at fooling its predators, but researchers at the Cincinnati Zoo managed to break the code when it came to reproducing the enigmatic species ...

In the natural world, predators play a significant role in shaping how animals defend themselves. A previously documented tactic called 'death feigning' involves prey insects faking death when ...

We all know that animals “play dead” in certain situations. But do you know the reasons behind the “feigning death” phenomenon? “Playing dead,” or “feigning death,” is common in the animal kingdom, ...