“Enveloped by the mouth and suffocated inside, 6,000 teeth scraping, rasping and boring into its flesh…” Hidden away in New ...

Interactions between hard-shelled marine mollusks such as clams and snails and their predators play a critical but largely ...

Many animals have highly effective hunting strategies that have allowed them to thrive for millions of years. These predators ...

Since it contains certain natural compounds that mosquitoes and flies alike can't stand, this deeply aromatic herb may help keep these pests away.

Ants, like humans, have garbage. They dispose of their trash outside their nest in a dump called a midden, and the things they discard — seeds, rocks, dead nestmates — hold clues about their diet and ...

The inland taipan, nicknamed the “fierce snake,” is widely thought to be one of the most venomous land snakes on Earth. Its venom is lethal enough to kill over 100 adult men from one bite, but the ...

As World Bee Day approaches on 20 May, offering a timely reminder of pollinators' vital role in food security, biodiversity, and ecosystem health, many might find themselves pondering the intricate ...

Expose an animal to extreme physical stress, and the expectation is simple: It will break down. But when UC Riverside scientists subjected fruit flies to forces many times stronger than Earth's ...

The Crush Reloaded Festival struggled to attract attendees into its ticketed beach area. Many people enjoyed the festival's music from outside the paid barricades for free. The event, a rebranding of ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — No, you aren't seeing things, there really is a herd of giant pink snails creeping across Louisville. The art installation will move more than 35 miles over the next four weeks, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of ...

Partula snails all but vanished from Polynesia after the arrival of a carnivorous foreign snail. But a global alliance of zoos has worked to bring them back. By Franz Lidz In Patricia Highsmith’s ...