Weird Animals
By Absorbing Smells From Its Food, This Fish Gets Scent Camouflage
The harlequin filefish is a master of camoufalge
The Black Sea Devil, a Rare Deep-Sea Anglerfish, Filmed for the First Time
Fewer than half a dozen anglerfish have ever been recorded swimming in their undersea habitat
A Tapeworm Crawled Around In This Man's Brain for Years
Studying the extracted parasite might help others avoid a similar infestation
Why the Alpaca Has No Humps
The camel cousin evolved fluff instead of fat because it was able to linger in an evolutionary slow lane, suggest newly sequenced genomes
These Extreme Desert Nomads Set Records for Migrating Birds
Australian banded stilts use mysterious cues to know when to head toward ephemeral lakes in the country’s otherwise dry interior
How the Humble Hydra Lives, As Far as We Know, Forever
Hydra don't seem to die of old age. But why?
Crabby Tenants Defend Corals From Marauding Predators
A diversity of coral guard-crabs is needed to fend off attacks by hungry snails and giant spiky sea stars
Mike the Chicken Lived for 18 Months Without a Head
In 1945, a decapitation gone awry gave birth to Miracle Mike
Thousands of Strange Green Balls Appeared Overnight on a Beach in Australia
Scientists believe that the balls are actually extremely rare algae congregations called marimo
A Fuzzy Little Genet Is Hitching Rides on Rhinos and Buffalo, And No One Can Figure Out Why
Camera traps exposed the secret world of a rhino-riding genet
Leatherback Sea Turtles Can Measure Sunlight Through Their Skulls
The anatomical skylight allows the turtles to synch up with the seasons
Deep-Sea Mushroom Creatures Found Off Australia
Neither fungi nor fish, these oddball organisms collected in 1986 may represent an early branch on the tree of life
RIP Sexy Space Geckos
The five geckos sent to space have all died
Geckos Can Control the Movement of Their Toe Hairs
Geckos take advantage of van der Waals forces to run across ceilings, but a simple shift allows them to drop to the ground
How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given to the U.S.
"Missionaries sometimes have to tackle strange and unusual jobs," David Graham wrote.
This Weird, 500 Million-Year-Old Spiky Worm With Legs Actually Has a Descendant
Modern-day velvet worms' jaws are repurposed former claws
How to Charm Worms Out of the Ground
The art of worm grunting
Crawfish Can Convert Blood Cells into Neurons
This neat invertebrate trick could help researchers eventually figure out how to do the same for human cells
A New, Potentially Deadly Species of Jellyfish Was Discovered Floating Around Australia
The new species' sting can cause Irukandji syndrome, which sometimes leads to stroke and heart failure
RIP, World’s Oldest Eel
The eel, 155, passed away in a Swedish well late last week
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