In the summer of 1973, Joe Hage was in the seventh grade. Together with his peers, he boarded the old Boston Whaler from Project Oceanology just as dawn began to shimmer from behind the trees of Bluff Point. He remembers ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 3, 2019
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Two recent studies by ecologists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have shed light on the relationship between the slender pitcher plant and its 'tenant', the crab spider Thomisus nepenthiphilus, providing insights ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2018
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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Now, researchers at the University of Zurich show that this principle also holds for crab spiders and flowering plants. While it's true that the spiders eat or drive away useful pollinators ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2018
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A new species of spider crab has been named, more than 50 years after the first specimen was lodged at the Western Australian Museum.
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2016
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A species of crab spider is able to slowly change its color to match its background when hunting, a rare ability in the animal kingdom, says a Ball State University professor.
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2015
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In the Story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the little girl tries out the bears' large, medium, and small chairs to find the one that fits her best. When she does, she exclaims, "This chair is just right!"
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at Macquarie University and Auckland University have discovered that biological deception appears to be rampant in Australia, particularly as demonstrated by some of the better-known tricksters, ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2013
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A rare half-male and half-female butterfly has emerged at the Natural History Museum's Sensational Butterflies exhibition.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2011
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The puzzle of why some oily whale bones make great habitats for weird and wonderful deep sea creatures has been solved by Natural History Museum scientists this month.
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2010
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