What causes those conical divots in the soft, dry soil beneath large conifers in the mountains and at the bases of cliffs on the Colorado Plateau? They presented a mystery when I first noticed them, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sometimes, when an animal comes in contact with a predator, its ...

July 8 (UPI) --Researchers consider playing dead, or post-contact immobility, a strange phenomenon. Many animals play dead when faced with a predator, and researchers don't understand how the ruse ...

If you are like me, you might have thought these conical pits were a type of ant hill. Quite to the contrary, as unsuspecting ants that stumble into the pit slide to the bottom, they are quickly ...

Antlion larvae, along with other trap-building predators, offer a compelling model for exploring the interplay between behaviour, morphology and environment in sit-and-wait predation. These organisms ...