A male spider mite guarding a feminine Peter Schausberger, University of Vienna Male spider mites…
Tag: Biology
The Atlantic cod may be five separate species rather than one
Atlantic cod are formally only one species, Gadus morhua Pix Box/Shutterstock Atlantic cod are literally…
Wolves are scaring smaller predators into deadly conflict with humans
Small predators like coyotes evade greater predators solely to be killed by people Puffin's Pictures/Alamy…
Carnivorous plants use a sneaky trick for luring different bugs to eat
Carnivorous vegetation entice bugs with their smells Shutterstock/KILOVISION Some carnivorous vegetation change their scent to…
Seahorses have a super strong gulp thanks to two spring-like tendons
Seahorses have an unusually highly effective approach of gulping down prey and now we all…
Snakes have been seen doing somersaults when they’re scared
A dwarf reed snake in Malaysia Shutterstock / Vince Adam When threatened, the dwarf reed…
Wild African elephants may have domesticated themselves
An African savannah elephant in Amboseli National Park, Kenya Shutterstock/Martin Pelanek Wild elephants are one…
How hagfish slime gets its incredible clogging ability
The Pacific hagfish is an eel-like creature Gina Kelly/Alamy Hagfish produce copious quantities of slime…
City life may help Darwin’s finches survive bloodsucking flies
A small-billed floor finch on Española Island Krystyna Szulecka/Alamy Finches discovered solely within the Galapagos…
How daisies make deceptive petals that look like female flies
The South African daisy makes use of mimicry to lure flies imageBROKER/Alamy An orange-hued daisy…