There are some pretty crazy ways that animals and insects defend themselves. And some insects prioritize the health of the ...
What is myrmecophily? It represents an important interaction in nature. The word can be split into two parts: myrmex and ...
Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders. By Joshua Rapp Learn A writhing ball of slimed-up, musky-smelling snake might be just ...
And then there’s Sceptobius lativentris. Parker’s research revealed that the adult beetles turn off their ability to produce ...
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These beetles are entirely dependent on ants for survival. Here's why that's not an evolutionary death sentence
Ant colonies are well-defended fortresses. The social insects quickly sniff out most intruders and kill them to protect their ...
Biologist Josh Grinath seized a rare chance to study an ecosystem from top to tiny bottom when a black bear blundered through his Rocky Mountain meadow research plot, gobbling up ants and gnawing on ...
How does regurgitation protect locusts? Experts have long observed that locusts regurgitate when attacked by predators such as ants, mantises, or birds. This behavior increases survival rates by ...
As if the forest floors of Central America and the Caribbean weren't terrifying enough, what with poisonous snakes and foot-long centipedes, Jack Longino, a biologist at the... As if the forest floors ...
As organisms diversified on planet Earth, some branches of the tree of life became exceptionally diverse, others far less so. Still others went extinct. Why evolution favored certain groups over ...
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