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Orb-weaving spiders can hear using their web
Evolution & Behaviour

Orb-weaving spiders can hear using their web

All known animals hear using an organ in their body, with the notable exception of a curious spider. We found that the orb-weaving spider breaks this...

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The Mystery of the Lizard Tail
Evolution & Behaviour

The Mystery of the Lizard Tail

Quick breakage of lizard tails to escape predation has remained a mystery for centuries. Our study explains the balance between firm attachment and the quick...

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The mechanisms behind synchronized hunts in spiders
Evolution & Behaviour

The mechanisms behind synchronized hunts in spiders

Spiders are known for their aggressive behavior, but some species are social. This is the case for Anelosimus eximius, a social species that forms colonies...

4 min read3,359 views
Towards Smaller And Less Palatable Fish Species In A Warmer World
Evolution & Behaviour

Towards Smaller And Less Palatable Fish Species In A Warmer World

Fish vertebrae from a marine sediment record collected from Peru reveal an unexpected regime shift in fish community. During the last interglacial, the warm...

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Ships with hitchhiking critters connect Antarctica to the rest of the world
Evolution & Behaviour

Ships with hitchhiking critters connect Antarctica to the rest of the world

Ships expose Antarctica to many kinds of human impacts, including invasive species that cannot cross the rough seas of the Southern Ocean without help. To...

4 min read3,527 views
Notes from underground: naked mole-rats and vocal dialects
Evolution & Behaviour

Notes from underground: naked mole-rats and vocal dialects

Cooperation relies on shared communication systems, such as language. We can now add one of the planet’s most cooperative rodents, the naked mole-rat, to the...

4 min read7,908 views
When it comes to the giant bacterium Achromatium, everything is everywhere
Evolution & Behaviour

When it comes to the giant bacterium Achromatium, everything is everywhere

Unlike typical bacteria, the giant Achromatium contains hundreds of unidentical chromosomes. Achromatium is present globally in different environments. This...

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Snake uses its split jaws as a knife and fork
Evolution & Behaviour

Snake uses its split jaws as a knife and fork

Animals with no limbs (like snakes) are expected to have a disadvantage when handling their food. Although most snakes swallow their prey whole, we found that...

4 min read8,014 views
The puzzling history of South American mammals
Evolution & Behaviour

The puzzling history of South American mammals

After millions of years of isolation, the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama connected South America with North America, allowing the interchange of two...

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How does the bat find the tree? With a “cognitive” map!
Evolution & Behaviour

How does the bat find the tree? With a “cognitive” map!

Animals navigate around their home using a variety of strategies. The most advanced one uses a "cognitive map": having spatial memory of places relative to...

4 min read4,087 views