Brilliant GIF shows how Humans, Birds and Insects Breathe
Three different ways to breathe: Mammals, birds and insects breathe in different ways, as exemplified above. Humans, as mammals, inhale ...
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How the praying mantises make their amazing leaps
Praying mantises are peculiar creatures, by human standards. The insect often stands in a pose that looks like it is ...
Blue visible light can be used as insect killer, research shows
Keeping insects at bay is more than eliminating a simple nuisance - in many some parts of the world, it's ...
Amazing fungus gnat larvae group together to form a ‘snake’ [VIDEO]
Fungus gnats (Bradysia species) – also known as dark-winged fungus gnats, are small, mosquito-like insects often found in homes and ...
How cockroaches make democratic group decisions
For cockroaches, it seems, collaboration comes naturally: when 50 cockroaches are presented with 3 shelters which can only host 40 ...
New bug species discovered in world’s deepest cave
lustration of Duvalius abyssimus. / Sinc - José Antonio Peñas A new species of ground beetle perfectly ...
Scientists discover the animal kingdom’s first ‘female penis’
A female insect has developed a spiky penis which it uses to get in charge . It's a role reversal, basically: ...
Fossilized insects trapped in the act of mating for 165 million years [SFW]
(c) PLOS ONE Fossils that capture a kinetic moment are truly fascinating because they surprise a ...
Tree lobster thought extinct for past 80 years is alive and well
During man's exploits through out history, a great number of species were driven to extinction, either by excessive hunting, habitat ...
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Naked mole-rats: the creatures that defy biology
Don't let their comical appearance fool you. These are one of the most capable and resilient creatures in the world.
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