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Biology
Overwhelmed by the sight of billions of migratory monarchs
Monarch butterflies are also called monarch butterflies. They have the scientific name Danaus plexippus. This is the most present butterfly in North America.
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
Discover giant spider as big as human face
This is the spider plant. It belongs to the family Poecilotheria, a line of tiger spiders, with colorful patterns on the body. They live mainly in India and Sri Lanka. T…
Biology
Close up of the world's most multifaceted creature
The world's most legacy record creature even has more anomalies than the number of legs
Biology
There are unusual butterflies in Fukushima
Radioactive contamination may be the cause of mutations in butterflies in Fukushima - Japan. They have more legs, whiskers and transforms into wing shapes.
Biology
Spotted spiders have strange legs in America
'This is the first time scientists have discovered a new endemic spider family in North America since 1890,' said Charles Grisworld, a researcher at the California Acade…
Biology
Stunned art of cockroaches
Robot lab at the University of California (USA) uses slow-speed camcorders to secretly record roaches of cockroaches. They found that the insect used its hind legs to cl…
Biology
Wolf spiders have the ability to release silk from ... legs
A recent study by scientists from the University of Newcastle (UK) showed that spider spiders have the ability to release silk from the legs, thereby helping them to sta…
Biology
Discovered an unprecedented large spider fossil
Scientists say they have discovered a large fossil spider never seen in China's Inner Mongolia region.
Biology
White blood cells move like many animals
How do white blood cells - 'warrior' of the immune system - reach the site of infection or injury?
Biology
Switching energy to safety, bees straighten their legs to firmly fly in the wind
New research shows that some bees self-balance themselves with the wind and other disturbances by stretching their sturdy rear legs while flying.
Biology
Must perform a new performance
In order to be given her privilege, the male must perform complex melodies.
Biology
Secrets of jumping champion in nature
The dance is the champion of dance in the insect world. They can turn up to 100 times higher than body length.
Biology
With giant crickets, the males get bigger and bigger
The weta crickets are indeed huge. Weighing up to 20 grams, they are one of the heaviest insects in the world. But the male is only half that size.