Weapons, dances—and murder? Inside the wild world of bug courtship
Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating ...
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Never Kill These, They Love to Eat Texas Mosquitoes
Cory Morrow, with his rollicking, soulful, feel-good Texas country has helped Texans jump on tabletops and suspend worries ...
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4 of the Deadliest Tiny Hunters We've Ever Filmed
They’re the order Odonata. That’s dragonflies and damselflies to most of us. Before the dinosaurs even existed, they had a two-foot wingspan, like a small hawk. Today they’re more ...
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Freshwater Animals Are More Fragile Than Thought, With Nearly a Quarter Threatened With Extinction, Study Finds
A new study published in Nature on Wednesday finds that nearly 25 percent of freshwater fauna—including species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp—are “threatened ...
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Nearly one in four freshwater fish species, crustaceans and dragonflies are at 'high risk of' extinction, scientists warn
It evaluated the extinction risk of 23,496 freshwater species of fish, dragonflies, damselflies, crabs, crayfish and shrimp. The study published in the journal Nature found that 24 per cent of ...
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Study documents extinction threats to world's freshwater species
Researchers assessed the status of 23,496 species of freshwater animals in groups including fishes, crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp and insects such as dragonflies and damselflies ...
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Mandai Boardwalk: All We Know About Singapore’s Newest Walkway With A Stunning View
Singapore's latest walkway, the Mandai Boardwalk, is a confluence of wildlife and a river that offers scenic views. Details ...