Science & Environment
Deceptive orchids: luring wasps for pollination
More so than anywhere else in the world, our orchids are deceitful temptresses with a powerful perfume.
Tag: animal behaviour
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Birds can sniff out their own species
For the first time, it’s been shown that birds can sniff out their own kind by the smell of their feathers
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The fish that lives in a sea cucumber anus
Some species of pearlfish have chosen an interesting host shelter: inside the anus of a sea cucumber.
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Pandas roam to find better bamboo
Giant pandas strike nutritional balance in their diet by migrating to find different types of bamboo
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‘Snot eel’ blasts predators with slime
The eel-like hagfish slimes its predators in an unusual defence mechanism and it’s been captured on video.
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Fish-eating spiders more common than you think
Researchers have determined that spiders prey on fish on every continent except Antarctica
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Australian, American snakes evolved to look alike
Australian snakes evolved to have similar body forms as North American snakes, but they have quite different diets
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Hooded pitohui, one of the world’s only toxic birds
This is one of the only known birds to be toxic. Its feathers contain one of the most potent toxins known to science – but why?
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Corolla ovate a rare sea butterfly
This tiny sea butterfly spends its days floating in the ocean, feeding on plankton
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Koalas hug trees to keep cool
Koalas hugging cool trees can reduce their body temperatures by almost 70 per cent