Biology
Strange creatures glow themselves to catch prey
Newly discovered glowing strange animals lurk in the rainforest in Peru.
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Biology
Fire ants create rafts to escape flooding
These tiny insects hook their legs together to form a lifesaver that helps them float on the water.
Biology
Calculation table of pain when being bitten by an insect
A researcher in Arizona (USA) has published a calculation of the pain of being bitten by insects, helping you to identify and stay away from potential insects.
Biology
Horror ant crazy specialized in eating smartphones
A bizarre ant has just sprung up in the South of America with a taste like nobody else - just likes to attack and devour high-tech electronic devices like smartphones an…
Biology
Research fire ant behavior to develop rescue robots, waterproofing materials
Fire ants' skillful movement and rafting can help professionals create effective rescue robots and waterproofing materials.
Biology
Red ants predict earthquakes
The scientist from Duisburg-Essen University (Germany) and his colleagues monitored continuous ant colonies in Germany with a video camera, using special software to lis…
Biology
Fire ants' super prize math like people
Effective problems are considered by fire ants as they always choose the fastest route, instead of the shortest, to move on every surface.
Biology
Still struggling to determine the victim of 9/11 terrorism
US scientists are still wrestling with the identification of 40% of deaths in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Biology
Teamwork helps fire ants to die in floods
Fire ants use their own bodies to connect with other ants to form lifesavers, capable of floating on the water to help them survive when the water rises.
Biology
Discovering new carnivorous plants in Cambodia
A new carnivorous plant has just been discovered in Mount Cardamom, southwestern Cambodia. The discovery of Nepenthes holdenii is evidence ...
Biology
Bacteria destroy themselves to ... survive
Like firefighters fighting the fire, researchers at the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst have discovered a way to deceive bacterial…
Animal world
Birds know how to use fire to fly bait to hunt
Although researchers and indigenous people know well that birds of prey ignite, whether or not they do it on purpose is still a skeptical topic.
Animal world
The dog replaces the sheep guard in the wildfire
When Lynn Landry had to be evacuated by a large wildfire in British Columbia, Canada, two shepherds of the Maremma breed changed the owner of the sheep's guard, the BBC…
Animal world
The first turtle to go down in history with a shell was created from a 3D printer
Freddy is a name given to a turtle caught in a forest fire in Brazil, although saved, its ability to continue to live is very low.
Animal world
American soldiers in the Middle East were terrified of poisonous snakes and scorpions
For American soldiers stationed in Iraq, there are things that even frighten them more than enemy fire, which are poisonous snakes and desert scorpions.