Why Don’t Octopus Suckers Stick To Their Own Skin?
A chemical excreted by octopus skin tells their severed arms, “Don’t grab me or eat me!”
Five Parasitic Species People Love to Eat
From tapeworms to lampreys, some people don’t mind eating the bloodsuckers
The Grasshopper Mouse Hunts Scorpions, Turns Scorpion Venom into Painkiller
Evolutionary adaptations let this little mouse hunt scorpions
This Obscure Species of Mite Is the Fastest Animal on Earth
The mite just defeated the previous record-holder, the Australian tiger beetle
Cannibalistic Hermit Crabs Salivate at the Smell of Their Dead
Instead of responding to the smell of a relative’s death as the sign that a predator could be about, hermit crabs interpret this cue as fresh dinner
The U.K. Is Weirdly Obsessed With Rhea Birds—Which Keep Escaping Their Owners
A rhea went on the lam in the U.K.—and is far from the first giant, flightless bird to do so
14 Fun Facts About Manatees
These roly-poly herbivores just may be the teddy bears of the sea. But keep an eye out when boating; they don’t move so fast.
There Are Hundreds of Examples of Mind-Controlling Parasites
Parasites that hijack other creatures’ minds are not at all rare
Wisdom the Albatross, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Yet Another Baby
Wisdom is 63, and this is thought to be her 35th-or-so chick
If You Think Climbing a Tree Will Save You From a Crocodile…
Crocodiles can climb trees
That Time Cats Attacked a NYC Butcher Shop
Cats are clearly untrustworthy creatures. Everybody knows that. But lest you forget, here’s a historical horror story.
What Drives a Sloth’s Ritualistic Trek to Poop?
Scientists trace the odd bathroom behavior to relationships with bacteria and moths that inhabit their fur
This Crazy Anemone Hangs Upside Down From the Antarctic Ice Shelf
Edwardsiella andrillae pop their tentacles out to feed
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