Nature

Saith the Fly to the Spider

Similar to Cupiennius salei, a larger frog hunting spider image; Credit: Shutterstock Hunting spiders don't use webs. The so-called hunting or "chase" spider capture flies, lizards and frogs by accurately...

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Gorilla Glutes get the Girls

Courtesy of Max Planck Institute: the male silverback is the most sexually dimorphic primate because he outweighs the female by a factor of 2 and is 20% longer. He possesses...

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Earwig mothers don't know best!

Female earwigs show an early version of parental care that works with some, but others just don't care! This mother is simply moving her babies because of stress around the...

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Diversity helps mammals adapt to climate change

Mammoths became extinct in the Pleistocene period; Credit: Heinrich Harder/PLoS ONE Mammals cope with climate change better with greater diversity, according to a new study. Researchers from Vanderbilt University investigated...

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Orangutan engineer gains degree

This mother and juvenile are photographed in Sumatra - Orangutan image via Shutterstock Well, they have a degree of engineering expertise, anyway. Safe, comfortable oval nest structures are built by...

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