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Spiders - they're going to kill!
Spiders have gravity-defying ninja skills, they can hear without ears and they work together to gang up on huge prey.
Spiders are murder machines!
Feat…
1 year, 8 months ago
Mosquitos- blood suckers
You can run but you can't hide!
Ever wondered how a mosquito manages to hit a blood vessel without fail?
And that one mozzie that you hear buzzing and …
1 year, 8 months ago
Snakes and Ladders
How does a snake climb a pole? It's not like they have a ladder... or arms.
It turns out that snakes have some pretty crazy skills when it comes to cl…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Swearing Duck
Ripper the musk duck had many bad habits – chief among them was attacking the keepers and then swearing under his breath.
But was Ripper really angry,…
1 year, 8 months ago
Fisticuffs, ego, and the great tomato virus discovery of the 20th century
It's the early 20th century, a government scientist position was determined by a boxing match, and a tomato virus threatened to stop the development…
1 year, 8 months ago
Can plants get cancer?
Plants are fully sick right now - and not just because indoor plants are in fashion.
They have an immune system, they get infections, and can catch v…
1 year, 9 months ago
Electric Eel- an attitude problem and access to its own taser
It seems absolutely bonkers that an animal can muster ELECTRICITY, especially enough to send out a zap like a taser.
But that's exactly what electric…
1 year, 9 months ago
Flaco the escapee owl flew free in New York City ... until he met his end on a window pane
A superhero origin story would absolutely be 12 years in a cage and then set free by secretive criminals.
That’s the story of Flaco, the Eurasian Eagl…
1 year, 9 months ago
When animals put other animals in jail
Usually, it's humans putting animals in cages, but sometimes the animals do it to themselves.
Female platypus lock themselves in burrows to breed, gre…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why snakes remain deadly even after they're dead
At first, you might think it is a plot from a zombie movie: that undead animals are coming for you.
But it turns out that Australia's animals aren't j…
1 year, 10 months ago