Video: Should you pee on a jellyfish sting?
Sure, jellyfish look pretty serene, but we all know the evils that come from a run-in with those tentacles.
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Study finds Nemo's bright colours protect it from predators
The colourful stripes of coral reef-dwelling clownfish may serve to warn predators about their poisonous anemone hosts, according to a new study by The University of Western Australia.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2018
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Touch-sensitive tentacles catapult prey into carnivorous plant traps
Swift predators are common in the animal world but are rare in the plant kingdom. New research shows that Drosera glanduligera, a small sundew from southern Australia, deploys one of the fastest and most spectacular trapping ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2012
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Scientists discover carnivorous plant using sticky catapulting tentacles
The first detailed analysis of a WA native carnivorous plant by a group of German scientists has confirmed the presence of a unique mechanism for trapping prey.
Plants & Animals
Nov 22, 2012
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Evolution of fan worm eyes
Scientists examining the multiple eyes found on the tentacles of fan worms have discovered they evolved independently from their other visual systems, specifically to support the needs of their lifestyle.
Evolution
Aug 1, 2017
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Ancient critter could be the granddaddy of shellfish
A weird marine creature that lived 500 million years ago at a time of explosive growth in Earth's biodiversity could be a forerunner of worms and molluscs, a study published on Thursday said.
Archaeology
Jan 17, 2013
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Google offers unlimited free storage of photos, videos (Update)
Google is willing to store and organize all of the world's digital photos and videos for free.
Internet
May 28, 2015
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Researchers reveal remarkable fossil
Researchers from China, Leicester and Oxford have discovered a remarkable fossil which sheds new light on an important group of primitive sea creatures.
Archaeology
Mar 24, 2011
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Where does our head come from?
A research team at the Sars Centre in Norway and the University Vienna has shed new light on the evolutionary origin of the head. In a study published in the journal PLoS Biology they show that in a simple, brainless sea ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2013
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Prehistoric builders reveal trade secrets
A fossil which has lain in a museum drawer for over a century has been recognized by a University of Leicester geologist as a unique clue to the long-lost skills of some of the most sophisticated animal architects that have ...
Archaeology
Oct 2, 2012
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