Whip spiders (order Amblypygi) display a suite of fascinating behaviours underpinned by unique sensory adaptations that enable them to thrive in complex, nocturnal environments. Their elongated, ...
Source: Maximilian Paradiz, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Several years ago, biologist Daniel Wiegmann of Bowling Green State University decided he needed a new ...
Whip spiders, considered by many to be creepy-crawly, are giving new meaning to the term touchy-feely. In two species of whip spiders, or amblypygids, mothers caress their young with long feelers, ...
The art of photography can be difficult, especially when you’re taking photos of wildlife. For Beckett Robertson, an 18-year-old from Kingston, Ontario, it took nearly five days of searching in caves ...
Scientists found a clawed animal with “sucker-like” genitalia lurking in a cave in Brazil and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Souza, Reis-Venâncio, Torres and Ferreira (2024), ...
This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. About 18 years ago, Andrea Colla got an unusual request. Would he come survey the fauna of a Nazi air-raid ...
This article originally appeared on Undark. About 18 years ago, Andrea Colla got an unusual request. Would he come survey the fauna of a Nazi air-raid shelter? Even by entomologists’ standards, the ...
Source: Maximilian Paradiz, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Several years ago, biologist Daniel Wiegmann of Bowling Green State University decided he needed a new ...