Fledgling crustaceans have eyes like the sea, a peculiarity that could help them hide from predators. Young shrimp, crab or lobster larvae already rock nearly translucent bodies to stay out of view.
Most people first notice pill bugs while lifting a flowerpot or turning over a log, then watching small gray roly polies curl into tight balls. Because they share space with ants and beetles, many ...
It has long been known that insects such as bees help plants reproduce, by spreading pollen from one plant to another. Now, however, a similar arrangement has been discovered in the undersea world – ...
This video explores how crustaceans embody minimax strategies through evolutionary adaptations that maximize survival while minimizing risk. Scientists explain how behaviors such as shell ...
Sometimes, creatures are so strange-looking that they compel us to do a double-take. This Instagram video shows active, trilobite-like creatures grabbing earthworms in the water, riding them, and ...
Crustaceans, a small but mighty animal classification group of invertebrates, can be found scuttling across the ocean floor, scavenging for their next snack. Lobster, shrimp, crab, and crayfish, all ...
In search of answers on how underwater plants are pollinated, scientists have recently discovered the bees of the sea. For centuries, scientists believed that pollination of seagrasses like dioecious ...
England is proposing a unique, new animal welfare plan that protects one animal in particular: the humble lobster. The proposal is actually part of the government’s Animal Welfare Strategy for England ...