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Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

New Zealand has taken great strides to protect the increasingly threatened Giant Wētā, one of the heaviest insects on Earth.

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Queensland insect enthusiasts are using their cameras to help researchers study bug populations, as part of a national citizen science project. Bug Hunt, developed by the Invasive Species Council and ...

In our biology class, were learned the definition of invertebrates: animals lacking a backbone, such as crabs and insects and jelly fish and worms. We humans have related the spineless ...

Anglers wait impatiently for good, solid ice in order to flock to the well-stocked Cleveland Metroparks ponds and lakes each ...

Flea and tick medicines can stay in pet waste for months, exposing insects that keep soil healthy to harmful chemicals.

Mud crabs—species of Scylla—are among the most important architects of Sundarbans creek ecosystems. Yet across large parts of the forest, these engineers are being removed at a pace and scale that the ...

Question: Every summer I get spider webs on the underside of my porch roofs. I do not see any spiders when I inspect them ...

Venom is one of nature’s most effective (and fascinating) survival tools. Across the world, a wide range of animals have ...

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