The monumental mouth of a tiny nematode worm Sara Wighard and Ralf Sommer / Max…
Tag: animal behaviour
Frogs have been trying to mate with odd things for 220 million years
Two western toads (Anaxyrus boreas) in amplexus Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock Mating frogs might have been sometimes…
Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators
A feminine noticed salamander with egg case in a pool Rolf Nussbaumer Photography/Alamy For noticed…
Pirate spiders ambush prey by tricking them with lines of silk
A pirate spider resting the other way up on a leaf in Costa Rica Roman…
Animal motion-capture studio tracks bird flocks and insect swarms
Starlings perched in a motion-capture lab constructed inside a transformed barn Christian Zeigler An animal…
Do honeyguides really help honey badgers find bees’ nests?
A better honeyguide on the Zimanga non-public sport reserve in South Africa Ann and Steve…
Cuvier’s beaked whale seen grieving dead calf for first time
The mom whale (proper) touching her head to her lifeless calf (left) Gorka Ocio, Verballenas…
Young cupboard spiders sometimes turn cannibal and eat their siblings
Newly hatched spiders eat one another if meals is scarce Jeffrey Harvey, Netherlands Institute of…
Llamas solve problems faster after watching people do it
Llamas can be taught by watching others Kathrin Ziegler/Stone RF/Getty Images Llamas are higher at…
Octopuses have a REM-like sleep state where they appear to dream
Octopus laqueus having a sleep OIST Octopuses have two levels of sleep, together with an…