Oceanography
Thousands of 'penis fish' wash up on Argentine beach
Spoonworms, also known as penis fish, have become stranded along beaches in Argentina after a storm, attracting fishermen to collect them for use as bait.
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Oceanography
Using 60kg bait, the group of fishermen caught a giant fish weighing up to 436.2kg
It took a group of fishermen nearly 3 hours to pull the 436.2 kg swordfish onto the ship off the coast of Australia.
Flu epidemic
Scientists develop Covid-19 bait from healthy cells
A team of authors are testing a therapy that floods the body with 'cells' that lure viruses away from healthy cells.
Animal world
Baby hippo uses its body as bait to protect its mother from a hungry lion
The baby hippo's bravery is well rewarded. But in the end, the two hippo mother and daughter still cannot avoid death.
Animal world
Recklessly stealing the crocodile's bait, the jaguar almost died
Seeing the carcass of an antelope left in the river, the jaguar rushed forward but quickly regretted this action.
Discover science
The mice were all trapped at the same time because of a balloon, plastic buckets and bait
Instead of spending money on drugs and rat traps, many people have decided to take advantage of household items to trap and kill rats.
Archeology
Giant armored fish specializing in open mouth waiting for bait
A research team at the University of Bristol and the University of Zurich found that Titanichthys, an armored fish longer than 5 meters in the late Devonian, was similar…
Animal world
Oddly, the poisonous snakes lie only as bait
Unlike other venomous snakes, the death cobra does not actively hunt, but lies at one end of its tail, luring its prey to come and eat it.
Discover science
Why do crocodiles swallow underwater without choking?
Crocodiles are extremely complex animals with superior abilities that have become the most advanced animal in reptiles.
Discover science
Top 10 buildings with the most 'terrible' construction costs in the world
According to calculations by MSN Money, the top 10 buildings have construction costs
Oceanography
Humpback whales create vortex bubbles that trap prey
Researchers released a rare footage showing how humpback whales feed in the waters of southeastern Alaska on October 14.
Oceanography
From the vomit of sharks, science finds them eating a kind of bait no one thinks of
Rest assured, this is not something that is harmful to sharks, but it reveals quite a few mysteries about the creature that leads the ocean food chain.
Oceanography
Swallowing the bait, the black fin shark snapped the wrong head
While in a hurry to eat the sardines, a careless black shark sharks hit the head of the fellow but did not injure the victim.
Videos
Video: Pseudo-dead pigeons, cat pups to slip off good bait
The video recorded the spectacular trick of the dove when it fell into a very dangerous situation.
Archeology
Prehistoric tail feathers stuck 100 million years in amber
Scientists analyze ancient feather patterns and argue that they can act as bait, helping birds escape predators.