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Tiny spider launching
Biology

Tiny spider launching

The tiny spider, often living in Israel's Negev desert, can take down an ant that is four times the size of them.

December 17, 2018
Assassin insects in nature
Biology

Assassin insects in nature

Among the most bizarre creatures in the world, the killer bugs cannot be missed, ie fierce insects clean up prey bodies and carry them on their backs.

December 17, 2018
Detecting eyeless spiders
Biology

Detecting eyeless spiders

Scientists have just welcomed the newest member of the prey spider family, which is an invisible spider (no eye). Predatory spiders, like most other spiders, are natural…

December 17, 2018
The fight against human cannibalism
Biology

The fight against human cannibalism

Aimee Copeland - a 24-year-old woman living in Carrollton, Georgia, USA - infected with a strain of bacteria capable of causing Necrotizing Fasciitis, a form of streptoc…

December 17, 2018
Super glue from meat-eating bacteria
Biology

Super glue from meat-eating bacteria

Meat-eating bacteria can create a super glue used to connect molecules, according to a new study by Oxford University (UK).

December 17, 2018
'Immobilized assassin' under the sand
Biology

'Immobilized assassin' under the sand

The underground leaves help a tree in Brazil catch and digest worms, a unique way of capturing prey in carnivorous plants that now biologists know.

December 17, 2018
Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm
Biology

Predatory insects are beneficial for the farm

The vermin pests cause millions of dollars to farmers every year and are the cause of the widespread use of chemical pesticides, which eventually become immune to the th…

December 17, 2018