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This bug is truly the true
Biology

This bug is truly the true

You probably know how fierce the natural world is. So to survive, animals have to equip themselves

December 17, 2018
Plants can hear sounds when they are eaten
Biology

Plants can hear sounds when they are eaten

According to scientists from Missouri University, the United States can hear sounds when they are eaten by animals and humans. Since then, it formed its own defense mech…

December 17, 2018
Discover the rolling mat in your garden
Biology

Discover the rolling mat in your garden

Many rolling species possess secondary defense measures that secrete certain toxins or hydrogen cyanide gas, which can burn skin and eyes ...

December 17, 2018
9 mechanisms of plant protection
Biology

9 mechanisms of plant protection

In the plant world, adaptive and self-defense mechanisms have created many rich plant species. Although they must always be tied to the soil, they cannot move but they a…

December 17, 2018
Plants know and communicate with people
Biology

Plants know and communicate with people

Sometimes, when you're sad or happy, you can say idly or play around with the trees around you. And miraculously, scientists have recently discovered that plants really…

December 17, 2018
Ladybug larvae use dung as fighting weapons
Biology

Ladybug larvae use dung as fighting weapons

Self-defense is one of the instinctive actions of all living things. Each species has a different way of defending itself, ranging from staggering with parts of the body…

December 17, 2018
Why do poisonous caterpillars dance?
Biology

Why do poisonous caterpillars dance?

This is not the first time Mr. Darling licks a worm. But that was the first time the professor licked the taste of a caterpillar, a Calindoea trifascialis.

December 17, 2018