Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects that reproduce and then die, as their lives can be cut short because they ...

Nature is full of evolutionary selflessness. From deep-sea octopuses to certain marsupials, there are animals and insects that reproduce and then die, as their lives can be cut short because they ...

SINGAPORE - Snakes on a plane probably have a better chance of survival than they would on roads in Singapore. They top the list of roadkill incidents, with 499 dead snakes found between 2021 and ...

This study is important, with the potential to greatly impact future research on the evolution of chemical defense mechanisms in animals. The authors present compelling evidence for the presence of ...

Most birds of prey are fast, large, and have sharp beaks and talons or all of the above. The wild birds on this list live in North America and have a reputation for being dangerous. Remember that most ...

Male desert spiders Stegodyphus lineatus engage in infanticide by eating a female's egg sac before her offspring can hatch. And if the offspring do manage to hatch — they eat their mother.

The department of fisheries and marine research on Monday announced the discovery of a new – potentially dangerous – invasive exotic fish species, the striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus ...

The rusty wings of the red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) give way to bold brown and white wing stripes, while the breast displays fine bars of lighter brown and white. It might be difficult to ...

Bioaccumulation factor; Bioconcentration factor; Environmental contamination; Fish fauna; Sediment contamination The water and sediment samples were collected at three points of the studied section: 2 ...

Cannibalism. Some species of spider are known to consume their partners post copulation (for example, the black widow), while others snack on their siblings (redback spiders) or mothers (stegodyphus ...

Pesticides are widely used in producing food to control pests. However, it has been determined that synthetic pesticides present severe toxicity (residual), while they also result in environmental ...