Animal world
Visit the 'nightmare' room where 10,000 spiders live
Spiders are scary, just seeing one is enough to make us goosebumps. Yet scientists at Oxford University (UK) always have to live and work with ... 10,000 spiders in a ro…
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The whole weight of humans combined is not equal to the amount of food that spiders consume each year
Surely many of us have a fear of spiders. They have monstrous shapes, very hairy, lumpy cows, many species have venom
Animal world
Europe can use fly larvae as feed for chickens and pigs
The European Commission (EC) is considering the possibility of feeding fly larvae on farms to provide protein-rich food sources for livestock and poultry.
Animal world
The rare animals in New Zealand
New Zealand is an island nation with many rare wildlife, such as a dinosaur-like reptile, Snares penguin or glowing worm.
Animal world
Sparrows eat seeds but feed them with worms
Because young finches need a high amount of nutrients to grow fast and have a poor stomach function, unable to crush and digest nuts, mother finches are forced to use th…
Animal world
7 animals migrate the longest in nature
Some animals have the ability to move across the ocean, despite all the dangers to go to breeding grounds or food sources.
Animal world
The world's largest vocal animals
Many small animals like cicadas can emit loud sounds no less than sperm whales.
Animal world
Interesting insect world
Bees have feathers in the eye. You are more likely to be stung by a bee on a windy day in any other weather condition. The only insect that can rotate its head 360 degre…
Animal world
Fireflies glow to do?
According to Professor Sara Lewis of the University of Tufts, Boston (USA), the glowing fireflies flickering during the summer night may be just a kind of fanfare about…
Animal world
Interesting facts that few people know about butterflies
Butterflies use their feet to taste, can fly at speeds of up to 50km / h, caterpillars have no bones, but there are more than 1,000 muscles ... are interesting facts abo…
Animal world
10 best new species in 2014
The International Forestry Institute specialized in the search for new plant and animal species in the world in cooperation with New York University (USA) has just annou…
Animal world
Animals that are capable of being
Forever young, lost old heads - new heads, immortality ... are the 1-0-2 possibilities of animals
Animal world
Cigarettes help birds chase after parasites
The number of ticks and other parasitic insects in the bird's nest decreased sharply thanks to tobacco fibers.
Animal world
Discover new plants and animals in Phong Nha and Ke Bang
On May 24, the Project Management Unit in Phong Nha - Ke Bang (PN - KB) and PN - KB National Park held a seminar on two biodiversity surveys in PN - KB and nearby in the…
Animal world
Many strange plants and animals in Thien Duong cave
Through the survey of Thien Duong cave, Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park (Quang Binh) to put into operation the new tourist route, the survey team of Thien Duong cave e…